February 09 2026

Monday February 09

The Faith That Quenches the Fiery Darts

Ephesians 6:16

“Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.”

Today we continue to look at Ephesians 6:16, where the Apostle Paul says, “Above all, taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.” My friend, as we have talked about this shield of faith, we need to remember that it is only by faith that we can please God. Faith is not in ourselves. It is in the God of the Bible—the God who has made great and exceeding promises to us. We must choose to believe those promises.

In Psalm 9:10 it says, “Those who know Your name will put their trust in You. For You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who trust in You, who seek You.” We can only experience and know God by faith! His many names in the Bible reveal His attributes, His character, and the way He works with us. My friend, faith is not powerful because we are strong. Faith is powerful because God is faithful. The Bible tells us in Proverbs 30:5 that: “Every word of God is pure. He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.”

To hold up the shield of faith is to put ourselves under God’s protection. That means we are under God’s authority and any other authorities He has placed over our lives: Romans 13 reminds us, “Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except from God. The authorities that exist are appointed by God. Therefore whoever resists the authority resists the ordinance of God, and those who resist will bring judgment on themselves.” In this chapter Paul goes on to tell us in verse 13, “Let us walk properly as in the day, not in revelry and drunkenness, not in lewdness and lust, not in strife and envy.” Notice especially verse 14: “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to fulfill its lusts.”

That is so powerful. Put on the Lord Jesus Christ. We have talked about putting off the old man and putting on the new man. Now we are talking about putting on Christ. Remember Jesus said in John 10:9, “I am the door.” When He says He is the door, that is a beautiful picture of a door-shield that is so big that it protects us. It keeps the enemy away from us. It shuts the devil out. But Jesus is also the door that we can go into and through, to live a life that is full of the fullness of God Himself in us and through us—facing the trials, the temptations, and the problems of life.

Faith takes God at His Word. We believe God’s promises such as: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” (Romans 8:31). James 1:17: “Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from the Father of lights.” Philippians 4:19: “God will supply all our needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” And then in Ephesians 1:3, we have already been “blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ”. So when Satan whispers, “God is holding out on you,” faith says, “No, God is always good.” When Satan says God doesn’t care, faith says, “He loved me and gave Himself for me.” When Satan says you will fall, faith says, “God is able to keep me from falling.” My friend, faith always wins over fear and worry. Faith always puts that shield of protection about us.

Also we need to always remember what Jesus said in John 10:27–28 that His sheep will never perish, and no one will pluck them out of His hand. That is security. Faith takes hold of Christ. Faith puts on Christ. Then we make no provision for the lust of the flesh. My friend, we can find forgiveness. We find cleansing. We find the washing of the blood taking away every sin that the devil holds against us, accuses us of, and tries to tell us we are not good enough. Because in God’s sight, we have been justified through Christ and Christ alone—not by our goodness.

1 John 5:4 sums it up: “This is the victory that overcomes the world, even our faith.” We are not fighting for victory. We are fighting from victory. Jesus Christ has already conquered the world, the flesh, and the devil. Our job is to stand in that victory by faith. So today, by God’s grace, take up the shield of faith. Trust God’s Word, trust God’s character, trust God’s plan, trust God’s promises. And when those fiery darts come—and they will—remember, they will be quenched by God Himself. And you will be ready to walk that life that glorifies Him every day.

God bless you, and may you have a wonderful, wonderful day.