LENT 2024 - DAY 27 - The Breastplate of St. Patrick
Was/is this the greatest spiritual warfare prayer in the history of the Church? Of course, this debate will never be settled, but no one who knows Church History would ever not include this great prayer/declaration by one of the most successful apostolic church planters in the history of Christianity. Patrick KNEW that the powers of darkness were real and he and his disciples used the weapons that God has given us to oppose the kingdom of darkness, to set captives free, to overcome the wiles of the devil (Ephesians 6:11), and to ultimately see thousands of churches planted and millions of souls saved. (I am thinking not just of the impact in his own lifetime but throughout the centuries since then). As St. Patrick’s Day is approaching, let us all pray/declare this today as we are truly facing evil that is unlike any other time in our lives. For such a time as this… THE BREASTPLATE OF ST. PATRICK (AD433) I ARISE TODAY Through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, Through