Armor of God part 3 (footwear)

Ephesians 6:15, “And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;”

You may wonder what part peace would possibly play in warfare but the peace of the Bible is far from passive. Romans 16:20, “And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.” Lev 26:6-7, “And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.”
There are a few different uses for the word peace in the Bible. One is a peace between two parties, then there is peace offering, there’s hold your peace, and finally go in peace. The last is what I think we are to shod our feet with.
If you look at Ephesians 6:15 you will see that the purpose of adorning our feet is preparation, preparation for battle. What do you need of your feet during battle? I think you need balance and positioning. God promises us this in Psalm 18:33, “He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.”
The peace we are to use during spiritual warfare is a strength acquired in the absence of fear. John 14:27, “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” Judges 6:23, “And the LORD said unto him, Peace [be] unto thee; fear not: thou shalt not die.” Psalm 29:11, “The LORD will give strength unto his people; the LORD will bless his people with peace.” Jeremiah 30:5, “For thus saith the LORD; We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace.” Danial 10:19, “And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.”
How do we shod our feet with peace? First of all by a fear of God. Romans 3:17-18, “And the way of peace have they not known: There is no fear of God before their eyes.”
Once you realize that there is really nothing to fear but God you will be free of the fears of this world. John 16:33, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”
The second way to peace is having a light on our feet. Luke 1:79, “To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” Where do we find this light? I close with a verse we all know well. "Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path." Psalm 119:105