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Evil Day

Poem By: Susan Hartline Fouts
Religion and Spirituality

Tags: faith, armor, shield, sword, peace, foot, fight, god, helmet

This is a poem I wrote on Saturday about the whole armor of God but it set off a chain reaction and stood the test. View table of contents...

Submitted: Jun 16, 2008 Reads: 70 Comments: 12 Likes: 7

Evil Day

by Susan H Fouts

To day is an evil day

And I'm commanded to stand

Not to cower with fear

Or bury my head in sand.

As I await the onslaught

Of Satan's demon host,

I'm as an apple in God's eye

And He has loved me most.

More than my friends and children do

More than my parents and spouse.

And I must also do the same

To love Him more than house.

I pick up now His armor

With loins girt about with truth

And righteousness a breastplate

And peace shod upon each foot

With left hand taking shield of faith

To quench those firery darts

His righteousness protects my chest

Wherein here lies my heart.

I place His helmet on my head

To protect my thoughts and mind

For it tends to cause me sorrow

Bringing sadness all the time.

With right hand wield I sword

Two sharp edges it is made

And called the Word of God

To fight the demon raid

Praying with all prayer

Supplication takes me there

To His throne of grace I boldly come

With all my armor on

There is a battle in and out

And I must be prepared

To fight the good fight of faith

Till He brings me safely there.

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Comments:

Pratibha

YOUR FAITH IS GOD IS CONTAGIOUS SUSAN AND THAT IS WHAT IS MAKES YOU SO ADORABLE....

Posted: Jun 17, 2008

Author Comment:

The Lord gave me Ephesians 6:12-18 to meditate on daily because there is an intense battle going on inside and outward. He did not want me to read it and say la-di-da I read it. He wanted me to literally take it devour it practice it daily because. Loins girt about with truth of God's word. Breastplate covered with Jesus righteousness, where when the devil the accuser of the brethren tries to accuse, I say, I am not standing in my own righteousness but his. I could go on and on but I will stop. Love you so much, Pratibha.

bubbly

hi susan. this poem reposes the faith in God for a devout'd ever be prepared to fight in His way. good job. lol. ;-)

Posted: Jun 19, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you for the comment Bubbly. I feel honored when you respond to my writings.

air

Susan, this was read as if you contained it all and jsut let it out. what I mean is it read like it rolled off your tonge, that feeling you get when you are being guided. This is written so extraordinarily well. powerful and amazing!!! ^_^
~katie

Posted: Jun 19, 2008

Author Comment:

The day I wrote it I had been meditating on Ephesians 6:10-18. When I checked my email my verse for the day was Ephesians6:13which I thought was interesting. I felt that God was preparing me for a battle by confirming his word. In my meditation of the scriptures the poem came to me almost like a warning to be prepared for a spiritual battle that was to come. Sometimes it comes from within. Sometimes it comes from without but I felt the urgency to be ready and many fiery darts flew that day. I thank God for the warning and grace to go through this battle. I thank you so much for your comments. They mean alot to me. Sometimes I wander how people perceive me, whether fanatic or crazy but I just try to be led and leave it in God's hands.

Nixie

Faith is a great weapon in life. I enjoyed this Susan. :) ~ Nixie

Posted: Jun 19, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you, Nixie.

gerabel

Ah... the strength that lies within our faith in God's word!! A superb write, Susan. Thanks for sharing your innermost thoughts. Peace and love.....Jerry

Posted: Jun 20, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you, Jerry for your encouraging comment.

musicplayersMP

that was really great :D

Posted: Jun 20, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you for your sweet comment.

RadicalWrite

im no better of a writer than you but yourfaith in god is cool and all but it seems just like a traditional boring poem sorry if i offended

Posted: Jun 22, 2008

Author Comment:

That's cool that you are honest. You didn't offend me. Love, Susan

jadey oneil

Everyday is an evil day. The demon always takes a chance to steal us from Him. Yet, God never lets us go and that's the same reason we hold onto Him. There may be instances where we show cowardice or weakness to fight against evil spirit but it has always amazed us how God seems to put things back in place where we can overcome whatever it is that hinders us to unite with Him. ^^

Posted: Jul 2, 2008

Author Comment:

You are so right about that. When we are at our absolute weakest He is strong, as Paul put it I would rather glory in my infirmity and in my weaknesses, for when I am weak, He is strong. Thank you , dear sister for that word of encouragement. Love, Susan

beyond clarity

Wow, I must say, I am amazed ang so grateful to God that his saints are becoming aware of the war waged upon us in the high places. It is time for us to stand with the weapons of warfare Christ has given us and take our place in the ranks. I hope you know what you look like in the spiritual realm to the forces of darkness when you recognise the power God has gifted you with. Please continue to write such beautiful things for the encouragement of your brothers in Christ.

If you are interested in finding out the true extent of the war waged upon us by these powers and principalities of darkness, search "war on the saints" by Jesse Penn-Lewis. Written in 1902 by a lady very advanced for her time and freely downloaded from the sight. I must warn you though that it is not for everyone.

God bless

Posted: Jul 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you for the information and I will certainly check it out. I am so glad to have Jesus watching my back and warning me when Satan is about to strike. I am so thankful for the armor which he has provided for us as believers and now more than ever as we see the day approaching and King Jesus will return for his bride, oh what a wonderful day that will be. Thank you so much for your comment. It meant a lot to me to know there are others that are shining their lights out to a dark world. God bless you.

angellynn

So very wonderful, beautiful poem.
We must all wear our armor,
at all times, ready to defeat satan.
Always ready for battle against sin.
Thank you for the wonderful poem.
Bless you, angellynn.

Posted: Oct 26, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you, angellynn, for your encouraging comment. God bless you in your fight against the evil one and Lord help you to stand tall in the evil day. May God help us all. We have victory through Christ. Amen!

Sister Sabbay

Susan,

This poem wonderfully captures the true Power that we have in the WORD (Romans 1:20). Ephesians 6 edifies all about God's Power and availability of allegorical war gear, which is deep rooted in FAITH, the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not yet yet (Hebrews 11:1). Without Faith, it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6).

Sabbay :)
AdventistWheat.com

Posted: Oct 31, 2008

Author Comment:

You are so right. Jesus said when I return will I find faith upon the earth? Faith is being tested each day. I hear testimony of individuals who have received daily provision through total trust in God.

The Encourager

Excellent! This poem flows very well. This is a great reminder that we need to put our armor on every day, because we as Christians are coninually facing a spiritual battle but "greater is He that is in us than He that is in the world!"

Posted: Nov 18, 2008

Author Comment:

Amen, Encourager, I agree with you 100 percent. I am thankful that God is in control still in the kingdoms of men as He was in the days of Nebuchanezzar and the Roman Empire, He is still in control in these end times amidst the chaos and trouble in the world today. Thank you for your comforting word of encouragement, Encourager.

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