So many people are looking for something to stand on. Maybe a degree, a job, a marriage, a house. But God said through Isaiah, if you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. In this message we look at the promise God gave Judah: stand firm in faith and I will deliver you from your enemies. God is not a man that He should lie. Everything He says He will do, He will do. But a double-minded person, going back and forth between fear and faith, should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Then we walk through Ephesians 6 piece by piece. Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power, not your own. Put on the full armor of God so you can stand when the day of evil comes. Our struggle is not against people but against spiritual forces of evil. I share what my bulletproof vest and rifle plate meant to me as a deputy, and how the belt of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the sword of the Spirit, and prayer in the Spirit let you stand firm no matter what comes against you. Takeaway: Stop standing on things that shake. Put on the full armor of God, stand firm in your faith, and after you have done everything, stand. Scripture (NIV) - Isaiah 7:9: The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only Remaliah’s son. If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand at all. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+7%3A9&version=NIV - Numbers 23:19: God is not human, that He should lie, not a human being, that He should change His mind. Does He speak and then not act? Does He promise and not fulfill? https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Numbers+23%3A19&version=NIV - Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A1&version=NIV - Malachi 3:10: “Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Malachi+3%3A10&version=NIV - James 1:6-8: But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded and unstable in all they do. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+1%3A6-8&version=NIV - James 4:4: You adulterous people, don’t you know that friendship with the world means enmity against God? Therefore, anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=James+4%3A4&version=NIV - Ephesians 6:10-13: Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. 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. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A10-13&version=NIV - Ephesians 6:14-18: 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 Lord’s people. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians+6%3A14-18&version=NIV - Hebrews 11:6: And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+11%3A6&version=NIV