I’ve started having warning dreams again about the days ahead of us. We’ve been doing our part to prepare as the Lord has led us. Through this there’s been a constant theme from the Lord of having on the full Armor of God. He’s been highlighting the Armor lately pretty heavily. Last night I had a dream…

Roy and I were standing in our garage near the door into our house talking with a family member. Another family member came out the door from the house smiling and excitedly telling me that she had on the Sword of the Spirit. She was so pleased with herself, and she wanted me to know. I looked behind her and saw the picture of the Armor of God that I had shared on Facebook with a description of every piece of Armor. She had seen my post and knew I was urging everyone to get the Armor on, but she obviously only felt she needed the Sword. She was wearing the Sword as a long garment that she was cloaked in, and she was satisfied.

As I processed this dream with the Lord He started revealing to me how we are to wear the Armor as followers of Jesus Christ. He said to me, “I am the Armor.”
Jesus Christ is the Armor of God. He is the Word of God, and His Spirit is the Holy Spirit that lives in each one who have accepted Jesus as their Savior. Christ is the Word and the Spirit. That is why we cannot separate the two. He is both.
Unfortunately today many in the Body of Christ are having an identity crisis. They don’t know who they are in Christ. As a result they are not fully equipped with Him…the Armor of God.

If you are a child of God, and you struggle with doubting your salvation and have questions about your security in Christ and whether you’re going to make it to Heaven then you aren’t wearing your Helmet of Salvation. Without that Helmet securely on you open yourself up to attacks on your mind from the enemy about your salvation and your security as a child of God.

“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.”
Ephesians 1:13-14

The Holy Spirit is the Promise of the Father (Luke 24:49). Our Father is the High King of Heaven who gave us our seal, and Jesus is the King of all kings who will open that seal on the day of our redemption. If you know the history behind a king’s seal then you know the seal was made with the king’s signet ring, and it couldn’t be opened until it was delivered to the next king it was being sent to. If you are a child of God you are sealed by the Father, and no one is permitted to open that seal until you have reached your destination…Heaven. Hallelujah!

The next piece He addressed was the Breastplate of Righteousness. If you are not convinced of your righteousness in Christ and that you are cloaked in His righteousness then you do not have your Breastplate on. Once again you leave yourself open and vulnerable to the attack of the enemy telling you that you are not righteous and that you are not worthy to stand before God. He will convince you that you don’t deserve Heaven.

“He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:21

“I will rejoice greatly in the Lord,
My soul will exult in my God;
For He has clothed me with garments of salvation,
He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness,
As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.”
Isaiah 61:10

I could go through each piece at length but I think you get the idea. You need to wear Jesus Christ! The Belt of Truth is the Truth of the Gospel, and the Scripture says, “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32

Keep the Sword of the Spirit and the Shield of Faith up. The Sword of the Spirit is the Word of God, and the word for “Word” is rhema. We have the logos Word and the rhema Word. The rhema is the active voice of the Lord through the Holy Spirit. That can be His voice to you in communion with Him, or the living revelation that He imparts through the reading of the Scriptures. His Word is our weapon. Our faith in God protects us against Satan’s fiery darts.

If we have each of these pieces of Armor on then it should be easy to wear the Boots of the Gospel of Peace. We call them the Boots or Shoes of peace. We should always walk in peace. If you are not in peace then those boots aren’t on, and you need to check all your Armor. Chances are if you aren’t in peace you are missing other pieces of your Armor.

I know this post is long, but I want to touch back on the dream again. She was wearing her Sword like a long garment. She was pleased with her covering, but you don’t wear the Sword as a covering. The Sword is meant to wield at the enemy. Yes, we need to be immersed in the Word of God, but we can’t expect to be immersed in it like a long garment and be satisfied. The devil will come against us, and we can’t expect what we wear to ward him off. We must take up our Sword and fight, and we must wear all of the Armor. We must wear all of Jesus. We should be so covered in Him that we look like Him.

There are going to be days of warfare ahead and difficult times in our nation and the world. Are you wearing ALL of your Armor? Do you know your full identity in Jesus Christ? Are you prepared for the trials and tribulations that lay ahead? Develop intimacy with Jesus. Seek Him.