Charles Spurgeon Commentary Ephesians 6:11

"Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." — Ephesians 6:11 (ASV)

That you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

He will attack you sometimes by force and sometimes by fraud.

By might or by sleight he will seek to overcome you, and no unarmed person can stand against him. Never go out without all your armor on, for you can never tell where you may meet the devil. He is not omnipresent, but no one can tell where he is not, for he and his troops of devils appear to be found everywhere on this earth.

Put on the whole armor of God,—

The armor of God will not serve you unless you yourself are strong. It needs a strong person to carry girdle, and breastplate, and shoes, and shield, and helmet, and sword.

Let me impress upon you the fact that we must first of all get strong within, and after that put on the whole armor of God, that armor which God has provided for the good soldiers of Jesus Christ, that armor which distinguishes people as belonging to the army of God.

Do not merely put on a part of it, but put on the whole of it. Do not simply look at the armor, and clean it up so as to keep it bright, but put it on, wear it; it is meant for you to use in the great battle for the right against the wrong: Put on the whole armor of God,—