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Do you get prepared for battle every day? Are you aware that, as a Christian, you are in a very real struggle with a most real enemy?
Already we’ve talked about the belt of truth and the breastplate of righteousness, two important pieces of our armor from Ephesians 6. The next one is the gospel of peace to be worn on our feet (6:15). Did you ever wonder why peace is to be worn on your feet? Seems a little illogical, when you think about. I would have guessed that peace would be worn on our hearts. We think of having peace in our hearts. But instead we’re told to put peace on our feet. Why?
Well, you see, when you have peace on your feet, then nothing can stop you. Think about it: When your feet aren’t properly protected or when your shoes are hurting you, it’s hard to keep going, isn’t it? If you’re taking a hike, you don’t put on shoes with three-inch heels. You wouldn’t get very far in those shoes. If you are to run a race and finish it, you have to wear the right shoes.
Well, peace is the boot you wear that will get you through anything. Peace on your feet protects you from the conditions of the path on which you are walking; you are no longer vulnerable to the surroundings or the environment. Doesn’t matter where that road takes you—into a desert with burning sand, or through ice and snow, or in a lovely meadow with flowers and birds—if you’re wearing the boots of peace you can keep going because your feet are protected.
Fear debilitates us, incapacitates us, handicaps us, but peace frees us to keep on keepin’ on. This is peace which passes all understanding, even your own. And Satan hates to see it in a Christian because those sandals of peace on your feet make you strong and give you endurance.
Wearing peace on your feet also gives you a strong testimony in this troubled world. Have you been wearing the shoes of peace lately? You need to have them on to be prepared to fight an enemy who is out to get you. Pray on those shoes of peace; you shouldn’t leave home without them.