What do we need to know? They do Gods bidding. I am mindful of Paul's warnings about fascinations with angels. Spiritual warfare seems to me to draw the attention of the type of Christians who, if they were not card carrying Christians, would be seen reading their horoscope and attending psychic readings. When we think of spiritual warfare, I think that our minds almost crave super natural knowledge of the workings of demonic hierarchies and angelic hosts guardian angels, arch angels, avenging angels etc. I don't remember ever reading the full label "the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace". Some opted for "peace" some for "readiness". But what did they put on the shoes? Where could they write anything? And, of course, what did they write. Sword of the spirit (sometimes labelled "the Word"), shield of faith, breastplate of righteousness etc. The big fat crayola crayons in my 6 yr old hand, or the remaining broken stumps of the smaller ones that I could hardly grip, as I tried to trace the lines of the straps that wound half way up the calves of the Soldiers we'd been given to colour in. "And with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace"~ Ephesians 6:15
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