Ephesians 6:13
Able to Withstand

The armor of God is to make so small,
Any danger points so that any or all
The dangerous tools of the foe we face;
Will find no way, or mark or place,
To wound the soldier in this earthly race.
It is in his best interest to keep the pace;
Lest, if for some reason will he turn and fall,
From the fiery darts of the evil foe.

It is not enough to take on one piece,
And think that will do then to make to cease,
The attacks of the devil who wants to take down,
All those who strive for the heavenly crown.
The armor of God is available to me;
I must take at once the whole panoply,
In order to stand, even when alone;
I must take to myself each and every one.

The reason for the armor is attacks will come;
There is no question there, before we reach home,
The enemy will, with implacable hate;
Attack again, either early or late
In life to fight. He will use his might;
To turn us away from the Truth and the Life.
The armor of God and the sword in our hand;
Will enable us each having done all, to stand.

Withstanding doesn’t mean that we acquiesce,
When the battle around and before us does press
Against us with temptations strong;
And the forces of evil try to make us do wrong.
It means that each one must rise and resist;
Against the pressures that always persist,
When we seek to do His will more fully;
We must have on and in place the complete panoply.

Evil days are here we do not have to wait;
To see if times worsen with each passing day.
It is enough that the armor we don;
Is complete and sufficient when we have it put on.
To withstand is essential wherever we turn;
There are tactics of battle that we all must learn,
If we are to be victorious, let each one of us take,
The whole armor of God and not hesitate.