Thinking, praying, reading, studying the Bible – when we do these things, we are reflecting on the Word of God. To reflect is to contemplate and/or consider, and God wants us to deeply reflect on His Word so that we can better understand Him.

Take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one. – Ephesians 6:16.

A shield is a piece of armor that soldiers were wont to carry with them into the field of battle; so is faith a part of the Christian’s armor with which he fights in the soul’s warfare. A shield is for defense; so is faith. A shield is not a fixture for any particular part of the body, as the breast-plate, the helmet, etc., but was for the hand, to be moved about according to the direction in which the darts came; so is faith a shield against the fiery darts of the wicked, coming to whatever part of the Christian they may. A shield doth not only defend the whole body, but it is a defense to other parts of a soldier’s armor also; it keeps off the dart from the helmet and breastplate likewise: so faith is not only a safeguard to the whole soul, but to all the particular parts of the Christian life and character. The shield of faith protects the girdle of truth, the helmet of salvation, and the breastplate of righteousness. A shield hath been of wonderful advantage to soldiers of former times. What wonderful things can be said of faith as a shield in the hands of God’s people in all ages!
~ KEACH

Scripture for opening text taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, ESV © 2016 by Crossway Bibles.
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