Ephesians 6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
When the invisible weapons mentioned in Ephesians 6 are employed against the visible and invisible forces of darkness, they produce amazing results, in contrast to carnal methods. But, for all intents and purposes history teaches us that the majority of the professedly Christian world prefer to employ those methods that are approved or recommended by the secular mind.
One day when Christ was in His own hometown, He desired to do some mighty work, but He could not, for something prevented Him from doing so. If I told my son to carry out the garbage, and he came back and told me that he did not, that answer suggests that he may have made a deliberate decision not to.
But if he came back and told me that he could not carry out the garbage that would suggest that some issue, some hindrance, or obstacle, prevented him from doing so, and by implication, it means that he tried but failed in his attempts to comply. In Jesus’ case He wanted to work mighty miracles in the town where He was, but something hindered Him. Therefore, the Bible does not say that He “did not”, it says that He could not, which means that He was restricted in His efforts to do so.
Mark 6:4 But Jesus, said unto them, A prophet is not without honor, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house. 5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk and healed them.
May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!