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Righteousness like a Breastplate

Posted in Righteousness, tagged , , on December 7, 2010| Leave a Comment »

[T]ake … the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, … having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;” – Ephesians 6:13-14a

The Bible lists eight essentials for withstanding evil days, warning us to take time now to prepare.

It takes boldness and confidence to withstand any adversity; any display of weakness or fear is an invitation for disaster. Spiritual adversity requires the boldness of being right with God – the Bible says “the righteous are bold as a lion.”1

We can’t be bold by our own rightness for our best efforts are woefully inadequate but, thankfully, Jesus did the heavy lifting. He lived a righteous, sinless, life and offers himself to be our covering.

“For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ.” – Galatians 3:37

It is the breastplate, strong, fit, and unwavering, that the enemy sees not how well or inadequately we are behind it.

– fritz

1 – Proverbs 28:1b

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Truth Like a Belt

Posted in Truth, tagged , on December 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »

[T]ake … the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, … having your loins girt about with truth …” – Ephesians 6:13-14a

We judge our needs by our best days but God warns us to prepare for our worst, when peace is not found, escape is not possible, and God seems distant.

Eight things are listed as essential armoury for evil days and first on the list is truth.

“Girding the loins” was putting on a waist belt,1 it holds everything in place. “Truth”, here, means, “not concealing”. We can’t stand in an evil day if we are a deceptive person. More than just confessing our sins before God, we need to be honest in our daily living.

If we are committed to honesty when no one is looking we will have nothing to fear from even the most intense scrutiny.

– fritz

1 – Mark 1:6

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Christian Armoury

Posted in Prepare, tagged on December 5, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle … against spiritual wickedness – Ephesians 6:11a,12b

It doesn’t take a genius to recognize there is a battle going on; not just on the battle field but at work, in our own government, sometimes even in our own homes. And while there is a physical component in much of the struggle, it is a “spiritual” battle with unseen forces and our task is to stand for what is right.

A Roman guard must have walked past Paul one day when the Holy Spirit said, “That man didn’t leave his home naked, he prepared for whatever would come against him. My people need preparation too!”

Eight things are listed as essential armoury and they don’t happen by accident but by purposeful intent: 1) Truth; 2) Righteousness; 3) Preparation; 4) Faith; 5) Know-So Salvation; 6) God’s Word; 7) Prayer; and 8) Watchful eyes.

– fritz

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