Eph 6:14 Stand therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,Eph 6:15 and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace

The shoes of peace. Peace is a wonderful Greek word "eirene" meaning prosperity. The shoes of a Roman soldier were fascinating. These were great shoes, made of steel bottoms and leather straps that tied the shoe to your foot tightly. The calves were covered in 'greaves', something similar to shin guards used by soccer players today. The shin guards protected your shins from the environment, and from the enemy kicking you.

The bottom of the shoe had steel spikes which served two purposes. One, in battle the soldier was inmovable. He was pinned to the ground and could not be moved by the enemy. Interstingy we are told through this metaphor that we too should be pinned to the Word of God. Grounded in the Word, rock solid, immovable by our enviroment or situation!The second purpose was in the way these soldiers marched. It was a high stepping, ground stomping march. Everything and everyone who got in the way were destroyed by the feet fo the soldiers. If a Roman legion was marching down the street, everyone had to get out of the way and quickly, or be destroyed by the shoes.

This was an intimidation techniques that as you can imagine put the fear into most enemies.Paul is instructed us to put the fear of God into our situation with our feet grounded in the word, and prosperity strapped on tight! March into every situation with the Peace of God strapped on tightly. You will not be moved if you are grounded in the Word.

Have a devil stomping day!!