The Fiery Darts of Law Have No Effect Against Faith

"Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked" (Ephesians 6: 16)

What are these fiery darts all about? What do they do? Why are they there?

Another passage of scripture may shed light on this line of attack from the enemy:

"Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head." (Romans 12: 20)

The "coals of fire" refer to conscience, that a man is afflicted, ashamed for slandering one who lives righteously through Christ.

In the Book of Job, Leviathan, which many attribute to be Satan, also has fire coming out of his mouth:

"By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

"Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out." (Job 41: 18-19)

So, this fire speaks to afflicting the conscience of a man, and this fire also comes out of the mouth of Satan.

What does Satan say to us:

"And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.

"And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?" (Zechariah 3: 1-2)

Satan, in Hebrew, means "Accuser", and he is called the "Accuser of the brethren (Revelation 12: 10).

So, those fiery darts are accusations from Satan, how we do not measure up to God's standard, how we have failed in this way or that way.

Yet the defense to these fiery darts is faith -- faith in the Son of God:

"If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God." (Colossians 3: 1)

What is Jesus doing  up there, on our behalf?:

"Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us." (Romans 8: 34)

and

"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;" (Hebrews 3: 1)

Jesus is our representative in Heaven before the Father, ever justifying us, ever declaring us righteous (2 Corinthians 5: 21), granting to us His standing, that we boldly enter before the throne of grace to call on for any need (Hebrews 4: 16).

Have faith that in Christ you are perfected forever (Hebrews 10: 14), and the fiery darts of the enemy will dissipate!