Stand firm

Stand firm in your faith, be courageous, be strong. 1 Put on the whole armour of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 2 Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. 3

For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armour of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. 4

Continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel. 5 Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. 6 Do not abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 7

Wait for the Lord, and keep to his way, and he will exalt you to inherit the land. 8 Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved, be steadfast, immovable. 9

 

1 1Cor 16.13 2 Eph 6.11 3 1Pet 5.9 4 Eph 6.12-13 5 Col 1.23 6 Rom 12.12 7 Heb 10.35-36 8 Ps 37.34 9 1Cor 15.57-58