Wednesday Night Devotional - Richard Sutton - June 3rd
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Lesson Summary
During the June 3rd Wednesday night class, Richard Sutton addressed the congregation’s anxiety over COVID‑19 and ongoing civil unrest, tracing these challenges back through American history to illustrate that societal turbulence is not a novel phenomenon. He acknowledged a range of emotions—sadness, anger, and frustration—and then shifted focus to the biblical perspective on conflict. By reading Ephesians 6:10‑12, Sutton emphasized that the true battle is spiritual, urging believers to be strong in the Lord and to clothe themselves with the full armor of God to resist the devil’s schemes. Sutton further reinforced the message of unity in Christ with Galatians 3:28, declaring that racial, gender, and social divisions are nullified at the foot of the cross. He urged the class to define the battleground not as the external chaos of protests, but as the internal spiritual arena, calling for Christians to respond with love, humility, and steadfast faith. The session concluded with a call to embody Christ’s equality and to stand firm, fully equipped, in a world filled with ongoing unrest.
Key Scriptures
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the full armor of God that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.