SEPTEMBER "prayer-starters" DAY 9

It seems most reasonable that we give ourselves to be ready to withstand the evil one in a time Paul called the evil day. It is here that what we call “Ephesians Truth” must be in the fore of our understanding.

Ephesians 6:13—Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

(MSG) 13-18—Be prepared. You're up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it's all over but the shouting you'll still be on your feet.

The unusual Chinese Christian leader, Watchman Nee, who died in 1972 as a prisoner of Communism, gave us a profoundly simple outline for Ephesians. Keeping it in mind, as we study this Epistle from Paul, will help us gain a hold on what he was laying out for us in the six brief chapters.

Here’s the brief outline, which is also the title of Nee’s book that covers Ephesians Truth—Sit Walk Stand. Sit—Ephesians 1:1—3:21. Here we gain an understanding of our position in Christ. We are seated with Him in the heavenlies. Walk—Ephesians 4:1—6:9. Here we learn to adjust our walk to be in line with the position we hold in Christ. Stand—Ephesians 6:10-24. Here we learn to withstand the enemy and, having come through every conflict in victory, to stand in the final Day.

DEAR FATHER, thank You for the Light You have given us in the Scriptures. Especially do I thank You for Ephesians. It is like a well of living water for me. It just keeps on flowing and flowing with Life and Light for my own dark path. Please place within these I hold before You the desire to learn what Paul laid out in Ephesians. Help me walk in the light You have given me. Help us all to withstand the attacks of the enemy that are coming at us with a greater fierceness than ever.

“The words and promises of the Lord are pure words, like silver
refined in an earthen furnace, purified seven times over.”
—Psalm 12:6^{Amplified Bible}