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Psalm 18:30
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
The Armor of God: Truth & Righteousness
The Armor of God (Ephesians 6:14)
14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS
The first ‘pieces’ of “The Armor of God” consist of ‘having girded your loins with truth’ and ‘the breastplate of righteousness’ …
Gird:
Loins:
Wow, the loins are regarded as the seat of physical strength! Wouldn’t it make sense to protect this area with TRUTH?
Well, there is so much junk in the world, how on Earth can we sort through it all and find the truth?
The Word!
25 “For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing?
26 “Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?
27 “And who of you by being worried can add a single hour to his life?
28 “And why are you worried about clothing? Observe how the lilies of the field grow; they do not toil nor do they spin,
29 Yet I say to you that not even Solomon in all his glory clothed himself like one of these.
30 “But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you? You of little faith!
31 “Do not worry then, saying, ‘What will we eat?’ or ‘What will we drink?’ or ‘What will we wear for clothing?’
32 “For the Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “So do not worry about tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:25-34
Everything you will ever need to know, every answer you’ve ever sought, is found in the Word of God.
He knew what this world would come to. He knew how confused and tempted His children would become. That is why He left us the Bible as a handbook for life!
4 Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant,
5 Does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered,
6 Does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
7 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. I Corinthians 13:4-7
Love DOES NOT rejoice in unrighteousness, but with the TRUTH.
The unconditional love of God caused Him to allow His only son to die for our sins, to pay the ultimate sacrifice so that we wouldn’t have to.
All He asks in return is for repentance of sins, for our love and that we follow Him with all of our heart, mind, body and soul.
When you gird your loins with truth and protect your chest with the breastplate of righteousness, you are well equipped and well able!
9 That if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.
11 For the Scripture says, “WHOEVER BELIEVES IN HIM WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED Romans 10:9-11
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