Comedian Ken Davis has a routine about his daughter having her first child and his experience in the hospital. He tells how he passed out and when he came back conscious that the staff had him hooked up to a defibrillator. He related how bad it hurt when they shocked him. He said, “If you are laying on the floor of a major hospital and someone yells ‘Clear!’, stand up.”
I get a big laugh out of this each time I see it. It is funny when he does it. Now, as I was thinking about this some things came to my mind. First of all I thought about the Word of God. Look at Ephesians 6:11, “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” The devil has many schemes against God’s people. We need to get ready for them.
Notice in Ephesians 6:11 we are told first to, “Put on the whole armour of God,”. This a vital place to start. If we are going to combat (and we are) then we need to be protected. If we are going to stand then we need the protection so that we can stand and continue to stand. What are you standing for? Anything? Remember someone said, “If you are not standing for something you will fall for anything.” Author Unknown.
Soldier, it is time for me and you to get dressed and ready for battle. There is a battle going on whether you want to admit it or not.
So, how are you doing?