Since Jesus is the Good Shepherd we look to his examples of fighting off the attacks of evil. Right after Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist and the Spirit of God descended upon him, he was led by the Spirit into the desert to be tempted by the devil. (Matthew 4) Jesus fought off each attack of the devil's temptations with scripture-God's word.
The apostle Paul writes in Ephesians 6:11-18, "Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. 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. 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. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. 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 saints."
To help arm you with the word of God we have put together some scriptures by category. Our prayer is that these scriptures bring you truth, hope, encouragement, power from the Holy Spirit and above all, the freedom which is yours through the sacrifice of the blood of Jesus.
