I watched a video on TV of a
photographer that wanted to capture an event rarely recorded on camera. He wanted a photo of the exact moment a skunk
sprayed.
Since this guy’s nose worked
perfectly well, he decided to don some protective wear. He found a yellow rubber suit of some kind
that covered him from head to toe.
Confident it would work, he searched a wooded area until he spotted a
skunk. He pulled on the suit, slid the
head piece over his head and shoulders. Then he began walking toward the skunk, all the
time recording the event. The skunk
turned his backside toward the perceived danger, raised his tail and stomped
his back feet. The photographer had been
warned.
Since the man in the yellow suit
didn’t stop, the skunk let him have it.
He captured it on video. The
yellowish liquid made a direct hit.
About then the guy started coughing, gagging, sputtering and fussing
that the suit didn’t work. He couldn’t breathe and he couldn’t see. The video
camera recorded nothing but blur as he ran away from the skunk, peeling off the
suit and jumping in a creek. Then the
video stopped.
His protective gear proved
inadequate. It was not sealed properly to protect him from the skunk’s
spray. Thus, it did no good. He needed a better suit or someone to seal
all the openings, and seams with duct tape.
When the devil attacks, I am not
always prepared. I might think I am
protected good enough, but the devil’s arrows get through. This verse reminds me to wear the whole
(entire) armor of God mentioned in this passage.
“Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able
to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13.
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