Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned. (Romans 5:12) The one man referred to in this verse is Adam. When Adam sinned by eating the fruit from the tree in the garden, every baby born of a man's seed would be spiritually dead at birth—not because of a choice or action, but simply because of their nature. Adam’s sin didn’t just affect people; it impacted the entire planet. Adam was God’s

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. (John 3:34) Jesus didn’t operate under the same limitations as we do. Although He faced all the same temptations and walked in the same flesh-and-blood body, He carried an anointing that you and I cannot carry individually. Jesus had the Spirit without “measure.” The Greek word for “measure” is metron, which means “a limited portion, a restricted amount, or a defined bounda

And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Ephesians 6:15-16) The armor of God includes the feet of  the “preparation of the gospel of peace.”   Preparation takes time. The gospel of peace isn’t a sprint; it’s a lifestyle of daily grounding ourselves in the Word of God. These shoes represent the shoes Roman soldiers would wear into battle. You d