We are in the middle of spiritual combat. "Dressed For Battle" is our series at Fusion Christian Church about winning that combat by wearing the Armor of God. In week four, Pastor Zac teaches how to hold the line with the shield of faith.

Faith holds the line.

This means that faith gives us the strength to stand our ground. The enemy will always try to attack our hearts. He shoots fiery darts of many kinds toward us, but faith allows us to extinguish those arrows. When things seem hopeless, faith keeps us in the fight. Believing that God's promises are true and that he will rescue us keeps us together. If we know that, then we will be able to press on.

The strength of your shield isn't determined by the size of your faith, but by the object of your faith.

Some of the greatest believers started with just a mustard seed of faith, and that is all God needs. A little scrap of faith is all God needs to accomplish great things in our lives. This is because the amount of faith we have does not matter as much as who our faith is in. Since Christians put our faith in Jesus, the one who is stronger than all, our faith becomes powerful. The power comes from the object of our faith, not the size of it.

Share your shield.

Your shield is not meant to protect you alone, it is meant to protect your comrades. When you maintain your shield of faith you are ensuring the defense of your allies as well. This is because faith is personal but not isolated. Your faith should be deeply personal, since it comes from your relationship with Jesus. But that does not mean you should walk the walk of faith alone. Doing so leaves you vulnerable to attack. Build up your faith alongside other believers and you can all keep each other going.