“Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.”

“Father, just as Isaiah encountered You in worship and saw Your holiness and then saw his sin,we come before You today, recognizing that You alone are holy, just and righteous – there is no one like You. We also recognize our sinfulness and the sinfulness of our nation in light of Your perfection. We recognize that we are a sinful people in need of your grace and mercy.We also acknowledge that as Your children, You have called us to be salt and light in our world.

So, today, we ask to be clothed in Your whole armor – that we may be able to stand in these evil days. We desire to gird our loins with Your truth which is Your Word; may it dwell deeply within our minds and hearts daily. We desire to wear the breastplate of Your righteousness and be instruments of that righteousness as we display Your love. As we wear the shoes of the Gospel of peace, may we be reminded of the ministry of reconciliation You have given us – that men, women, boys and girls must be first reconciled to You and then to each other.

We take up the shield of faith, that we may proclaim Your truth, quenching the fiery darts of the evil one and those who follow his leading. May the helmet of salvation – all that is Your heart,mind, character and ways – be the crown of our lives today. And may we never neglect the sword of Your Word, which is eternal and daily truth for our lives. We are Your people, called by Your name and today, we commit individually and together to stand for You – in Jesus’ name, Amen.”