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THE SLAYING APPAREL

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The slaying apparel was the thought that came to my mind while reading through an interesting scripture.

I began ruminating on that word "slay" and why many young ladies take pride in bearing the name "slay queens".

And I thought to myself..."if only they know what it means to bear the name; the criteria and the burden that comes with it, they'd think twice."

Being a slay queen isn't about putting on fancy designer clothes and shoes. It's not about being fashionable or showing some part of your body through revealing clothes.

Come to think of it...

Dressing so offensive and provocative actually do connote you're slaying, but slaying the wrong target.

WHO YOU'RE UP AGAINST 
There's one core enemy of mankind. The one who stops at nothing to see lives slayed and brought to utmost ruin just as he is. And that's the devil.

But unfortunately, ladies even men are busy slaying for their own enemy. Indirectly, they work for the devil by slaying purity of men, their faith in God and even destinies. Samson is an example of a man who was slain by a woman without mercy.

Where am I going with this?

To be truly identified as a slayer, a kingdom slayer, that is, there's an apparel that's highly commendable by God Himself. With this outfit, you can pull down principalities, powers, wickedness and stand very strong in these evil days. 

Everybody is a target to be destroyed especially when you have so much light in you. Evil always wants to overshadow light. Therefore, in other to win and survive you need an apparel to help you scale through and stand strong.

Let's get right into it....

THE SLAYING APPAREL

See this;
[11] "Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
[12] For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places."
(Ephesians 6:11-12).

According to this scripture, the slaying apparel is in an armour form that comes directly from God. It is well structured and welded by God Himself. It is divine.

And I've noticed...

Only divine things are used to fight evil and the devil schemes. The world is so corrupt that anyone and anything divine can actually be so noticeable in it. It combats evil and wickedness.

That's why you must take it up to fight evil.

COMPONENTS OF THE ARMOUR

•Belt of TRUTH.

•Breastplate of RIGHTEOUSNESS.

•Shoes for the PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE.

•Shield of  FAITH.

•Helmet of SALVATION.

•Sword of the spirit; THE WORD OF GOD.

If you watch sword-and-sandal films (ancient war movies) so much, you'll notice that all the outlisted components of an armour are of great importance to its bearer as it preserves him from being attacked in those vulnerable areas.

The belt helps keep the other armour together and serves as a hold for the sword.

The breastplate is meant to preserve the heart from impending attacks.

The shoes serves as covering for the feet.

The shield is a defense mechanism to protect yourself from arrows shot at any corner.

The helmet protects the head.

And the sword is the direct weapon against the enemy. Any warrior without these stand a chance of being defeated by his foe.

But all these aren't a physical armour per say but the divine works instructed in God's word.

Truth, righteousness, soul winning, faith, salvation, the word of God and prayers are the 7 components of God's armour that keeps any christian. One without the other can be risky cause the enemy can attack the vulnerable part.

As a Christian who wants to last and make the confession of Apostle Paul, "I fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith" (2 Timothy 4:7), you have to put on this armour of God.

•Live your life by the truth of God's word.
•Embrace righteousness and holiness.
•Win souls for Jesus.
•Build your faith in Christ everyday.
•Don't joke with your salvation, rather work it out.
•Study, use and obey the Word of God.
•Stand strong in prayers and be at alert. (Study, Ephesians 6:12-18).

The devil can't stand against all that. You'll be slaying him by just these principles.

God bless you for reading through.

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