Topic: The Captain
Text: Ephesians 6:13-17

The captain of our salvation has made available to us all the weapons which we will ever need for our warfare. This is stated very clearly in our text. Principally, there are three weapons: the name of Jesus, the Word of God and the Blood of Jesus. Praise and Prayer are also part of our weaponry. The name of Jesus is our greatest weapon.

The Bible says: “Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the Glory of God the Father” (Philippians 2:9-11). The name of Jesus Christ is an extremely powerful weapon. Whenever you use that name in prayer, demons bow.

In I Samuel 17:45, David said unto Goliath: “Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.” The whole Armour that the bible says we should put on in our text is reduced to one word, JESUS. The captain of God’s army has given us His name.

The mention of His name spells V-I-C-T-O-R-Y! We are more than conquerors through the name of Jesus. You are not fighting the battle of life alone. Jesus is your captain. He is always near. He is as close as the mention of His name. Our text also tells us that the girdle to use is the truth. Jesus is the Truth (John 14:6). We are also told to put on the breastplate of righteousness: Jesus is the Sun of Righteousness (Malachi 4:2; I Corinthians 1:30). The boot that we are told to put on is the boot of peace: Jesus is the Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6). Our shield is the shield of faith: Jesus is the author and finisher of our faith (Hebrew 12:2), He is our shield.

As far as spiritual warfare is concerned, Jesus is all you would ever need to achieve victory in all your battles. With the Captain of our Salvation, every soldier is a winner.

Memory Verse: Ephesians 6:10 - “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.”