Pay (no) attention to the man behind the curtain...

"Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain..."
It's one of my favorite lines from a movie that I've never actually seen completely (FYI: the Wizard of Oz - and I always fall asleep somewhere in the middle of it).

In the context of the movie - it's a humorous moment.
The all powerful wizard of Oz is revealed to be a man "behind a curtain" pulling levers and switching switches.

This Sunday we had a sermon that reminds us the Devil is just the opposite.
PAY ATTENTION to the man behind the curtain!
See Ephesians 6:11-12

Ephesians 6:10-20
There is a battle going on.  
A battle the devil does not want you to pay attention to.
The battle for your eternal soul.

Are you running towards the battle - or away from it?
Are you standing still? 
(ummm, that's the same as running away (in this case))

Pastor put it to us this way.
If you are not struggling then you are not fighting.
If you are not fighting then you have given up.

Ephesians 6:13 - When is this "day of evil"?
__ Judgment day (when Jesus returns)
__ A future time of great tumult and tribulation
__ Today

The answer is Today.

Who is distracting you from living a godly and good life?
Hint: It's not God.
The Devil has brought the day of evil to your doorstep today - trying every means possible to distract you from God.
And boy is he good at it.

Focus.
Focus on Jesus.
Focus on the Word.

God doesn't ask you to win the battle, to conquer Satan, to save all the people.
He asks you only to fight.
AND He loans you the armor (see verses 11-16).

Tried and tested - this armor fits.  
It it custom fit for situation right here, right now.
Put it on.  Now!

Why?  
Because this armor ASSURES you the victory.
100% guaranteed.

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God,
The devil says he is harmless.
No problem for me.
Easy peasy.

But your Word tells me the truth.

Thank you for the armor.
When I dress myself I am facing my enemy in jeans and a t-shirt with a flyswatter.
When I wear the armor you provide - WOW!
Take that, Satan!
Amen.
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