Ivory Coast's midfielder
Yaya Toure (C) raises the trophy at the end of the 2015 African Cup of Nations
final football match between Ivory Coast and Ghana in Bata on February 8, 2015
(AFP Photo/Khaled Desouki)
A
battle against Evils , is like sport competition at the end we expect a trophy.
Go through Ephesians 6 in relation to the football competition of AFCON 2015 in
Equitorial Guinea, many started few reaches to the final, one took a trophy.
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1Children,
obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. 2“Honor
your father and mother”—which is the first commandment with a promise— 3“so
that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.”a
4Fathers,b do not exasperate your children;
instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.
5Slaves,
obey your earthly masters with respect and fear, and with sincerity of heart,
just as you would obey Christ. 6Obey them not only to win their favor when
their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from your
heart. 7Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were
serving the Lord, not people, 8because you know that the Lord will reward
each one for whatever good they do, whether they are slave or free.
9And
masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Do not threaten them, since you know
that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and there is no
favoritism with him.
Ivory Coast's Boubacar
Barry dives and stops Ghana's last penalty during the Africa Cup of Nations
final in Bata on Febuary 8, 2015 (AFP Photo/Issouf Sanogo)
Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure,
left, is tackled by Ghana's captain Andre Ayew during their African Cup of
Nations final soccer match in Bata, Equatorial Guinea, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015.
(AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
The Armor of God
10Finally,
be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11Put
on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s
schemes. 12For our struggle is not against flesh and
blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of
this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly
realms. 13Therefore put on the full armor of God,
so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and
after you have done everything, to stand. 14Stand
firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the
breastplate of righteousness in place, 15and
with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
16In
addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can
extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17Take
the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of
God.
18And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s
people. 19Pray also for me, that whenever I speak,
words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the
gospel, 20for which I am an ambassador in chains.
Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
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