Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
It is obviously important today that the Christian understands the full implication of this statement. This statement is definitely addressed to the Christian. The world on the other hand ridicules statements like this. To us it is full of help and of real encouragement especially so when we think of the difficulty of living and the confused times in which we find ourselves. Life had never been easy for the Christian but ours is particularly bad for the world is not only outside but now comes into our homes with the newspaper, magazines, television and the wireless and other media. So ours is a time full of difficulty, stress and anxiety.