Spiritual warfare is real. But there’s good news for you as believers. Isaiah 60:18 says you should not suffer ‘violence’, ‘wastage’ or ‘destruction’ in the course of whatever ‘warfare’ you may be facing right now. This verse also says your ‘walls’ shall be called ‘Yeshuwah’, which means ‘Savior, Deliverer, Victory, Rescuer, Aid, Health, Prosperity’ in Hebrew.
Note: 'Walls’ here speaks of your ‘protection or covering’.
The Bible says the devil is not only wily (i.e. cunning or tricky), but he is also wicked. He’s all out to steal, kill, and destroy lives. His ‘ministry’ is a ‘ministry’ of stealing, killing, and destroying lives. But fear not! Isaiah 60:18 says 'Yeshuwah' has become your 'walls'! You have 'protection or covering' in Him!
Some believers think if they are in a certain ‘spiritual warfare’, they have to be 'wounded' also in the process (before they get to win it). Some even ‘subconsciously’ expect a backlash by the devil! Otherwise, it's not called 'warfare' at all to them! Some of the ‘wounds’ may be attacks on one’s finance or health, i.e. wastage/destruction within one’s ‘borders’ (whether in one’s ministry, business, or household). Unfortunately, they also 'got what they thought'! In the spiritual realm, whatever one thinks or believes, one will also have it.
Some believers think if they are in a certain ‘spiritual warfare’, they have to be 'wounded' also in the process (before they get to win it). Some even ‘subconsciously’ expect a backlash by the devil! Otherwise, it's not called 'warfare' at all to them! Some of the ‘wounds’ may be attacks on one’s finance or health, i.e. wastage/destruction within one’s ‘borders’ (whether in one’s ministry, business, or household). Unfortunately, they also 'got what they thought'! In the spiritual realm, whatever one thinks or believes, one will also have it.
Some believers also believe ‘in order to win, one has to suffer also’. They may say, “After all, 'no pain, no gain', right?” Wrong! Isaiah 60:18 clearly says otherwise. The truth is, as a believer in the New Covenant, you don’t have to ‘suffer’ violence, wastage, or destruction in order to win. The reason is simply because Jesus has already carried all these for you on the cross, and He has become your 'walls'! Let’s take Him at His Word.
Let’s now cross-refer to Ephesians 6:11. This verse says, ‘Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil’.
The words ‘put on’ in this verse is ‘enduo’ in Greek. It means ‘to put a garment over you, to be clothed with, to be endued with, to be arrayed with’. ‘To endue’ is ‘to provide or supply somebody with a good quality or ability’. It also means 'you are clothed with' the whole armor of God. This actually speaks of your ‘consciousness’ of the armor. Just as you are now ‘conscious’ of the physical clothes you are wearing, the same truth applies: your spirit (& your mind) is also to be ‘conscious’ of the whole armor of God over you!
This ‘armor’ is synonymous to the ‘wall’ in Isaiah 60:18. Both have similar meanings, i.e. ‘protection or covering’, and as a believer, Jesus is your ‘protection or covering’!
Note: ‘Armor’ in Oxford Dictionary is defined as ‘protection or covering for the body’.
Here's just an illustration. Have you noticed the original guys in the movies of say, ‘Superman’ or ‘Spiderman' (before being ‘endued’ with their respective suits) were quite timid? But the moment they ‘put on’ the suits, everything changed! The ‘suits’ here is likened to the ‘armor’ we talk about, and Jesus is of course, your ‘armor’.
‘To stand’ in Ephesians 6:11 here is ‘histemi’ in Greek, which means ‘to be established, firm, permanent’. Isaiah 54:14 says, ‘In righteousness, you shall be established’. This word ‘established’ here in Hebrew is ‘kuwn’, which means ‘be sure, be of certainty’. So, ‘to stand’ is to ‘be sure, be of certainty’ in what Christ has already done for you on the cross. It is also to ‘be sure, be of certainty’ that victory has already been won for you some 2,000 years ago. No wonder just a few verses later in Isaiah 54:17, the Bible says, ‘no weapon formed against you shall prosper...’
In Christ, God always leads you in triumph! (2 Corinthians 2:14). Notice the word ‘always’ here. ‘Always’ means ‘always’! Philippians 2:9-11 then says, ‘at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow, and every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, in heaven, on earth, or under the earth'. Again, notice the word ‘every’ here, and ‘every’ of course means ‘every’! So, every spirit (whatever its ranking in the spiritual or demonic realm) is subjected under this name Jesus!
This same name Jesus is also your ‘whole armor’! See Ephesians 6:14-17.
Jesus is your ‘belt’: He is your Truth (see John 1:17, John 14:6).
Jesus is your ‘breastplate’: He is your Righteousness (see Isaiah 54:14, 2 Corinthians 5:21).
Jesus is your ‘shoe’: He is your Prince of Peace (see Isaiah 9:6).
Jesus is your ‘shield’: He is the Author and Finisher of your faith (see Hebrews 12:2).
Jesus is your ‘helmet’: He is your Savior (see Luke 19:10, Acts 4:12).
Jesus is your ‘sword’: He is the Word (see John 1:14, Hebrews 4:12).
You see, He is 'everything' to you! He is your full armor! When you have Him, you have your victory! He has already won every victory for you on the cross! So, what you need to do now is simply ‘to stand’ therefore (Ephesians 6:14) on this 'Rock', Jesus Christ Himself!
And to cap it all, He has also given you the gift of praying in the Spirit (see Ephesians 6:18-19) to speak forth and declare your victory (as you follow His leading). Amen!
