“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.” [Eph 6:10-11 NIV]
Take a minute and read Ephesians 6:10-18. Notice a word that is repeated over and over … that five-letter word “stand.”
One of the hardest things to do sometimes is simply to stand. Much easier to walk or run. Standing in the face of fear, or opposition, or difficulties is hard. Standing when the winds of circumstances are blowing against you is downright tough. (Ever watch those weather reporters trying to stand and report during a hurricane? That’s what I mean about standing.)
Yet, standing is what we must do at times–standing firm in the face of false accusations, in the time of trials and personal attacks. I was listening to Rick Rigsby’s famous commencement speech the other day, “Lessons from a third-grade dropout.” I was reminded of the fortitude it takes to simply stand when he recounts toward the end of this video the last words of advice his father gave him. As they stood at the casket of Rigsby’s beloved wife, his dad said to him, “Son, just stand.” Meaning “don’t ever give up.”
That’s what Paul is saying to us … son, daughter, just stand – don’t ever give up. Put on the full armor that God supplies and stand against the devil’s schemes aimed at you. Just stand.
Beloved, just stand. Be the person God has called you to be no matter what comes against you!
Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg_Q7KYWG1g
