This art is featured in the book “50 Oil Paintings Inspired by my Christian Faith“
From Natalie: “‘Armor of God’ is inspired by a song by Petra that I listened to when I was fifteen and my father was dying from cancer. He beat it the first time, when I was about ten. It returned. He died when I was sixteen. The song ‘More Power to Ya”s lyrics helped me through… ‘so be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might. Put on all His armor and fight the good fight. For He knows all our weakness, and He becomes so strong. He gives us the power and the strength to carry on.’ Bible verse that refers to armor of God: Ephesians 6, verse 13 ‘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’ 18b ‘Be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.’ Full excerpt:
The Armor of God
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For 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. 13 Therefore 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. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And 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. 19 Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
This passage is very timely for today’s challenging times. Be strong and of good faith. God bless you and yours.
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