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Ephesians 6:14
Ephesians 6:14
It’s not enough for us as Christians to know how to walk. Paul talked about that in Ephesians chapter 4 and 5. We also must know how to stand, and the only way to stand in the battle of life is to be clothed in the whole armor of God. In verse 14 of Ephesians 6 Paul gives this instruction, “Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.” Now what does he mean by the girdle of truth? Well, the Roman soldiers girdle was not a little belt such as we men use to hold our slacks up. Nor was it a piece of cloth that he wrapped around. It was kind of a leather thing that not only held things together but it was a protection over that part of his body. What Paul is saying is you need the girdle of truth to pull things together. In one word he’s talking about integrity. Integrity. Oh, how we need that today.
You see if we don’t have integrity, we might have hypocrisy or even worse, duplicity. Now what’s the difference? Integrity means we are one. Everything in our lives is held together. We are not lying. A hypocrite is somebody who knows he’s a hypocrite. He knows he’s pretending. But someone who practices duplicity doesn’t know it. He actually thinks that what he’s doing is right! He’s walking in darkness and thinks he’s in the light. Integrity. A soldier with a double mind is not going to win the battle. A soldier with a double heart is not going to win the battle. We must have on the girdle of truth, God’s truth, to hold our lives together. And then over our hearts, the breastplate of righteousness. The devil is the accuser. Other people accuse us. Sometimes we accuse ourselves. But when the soldier goes into the battle knowing he is right, his cause is right, his heart is right; then he can take all of the armor, and he can win the victory.
Before you step forth onto the battle field today be sure you are wearing the armor, and the place to start is integrity. Pull your life together with God’s truth. Make sure that God’s righteousness is protecting your heart. These are essentials for victory.
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It’s not enough for us as Christians to know how to walk. Paul talked about that in Ephesians chapter 4 and 5. We also must know how to stand, and the only way to stand in the battle of life is to be clothed in the whole armor of God. In verse 14 of Ephesians 6 Paul gives this instruction, “Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.” Now what does he mean by the girdle of truth? Well, the Roman soldiers girdle was not a little belt such as we men use to hold our slacks up. Nor was it a piece of cloth that he wrapped around. It was kind of a leather thing that not only held things together but it was a protection over that part of his body. What Paul is saying is you need the girdle of truth to pull things together. In one word he’s talking about integrity. Integrity. Oh, how we need that today.
You see if we don’t have integrity, we might have hypocrisy or even worse, duplicity. Now what’s the difference? Integrity means we are one. Everything in our lives is held together. We are not lying. A hypocrite is somebody who knows he’s a hypocrite. He knows he’s pretending. But someone who practices duplicity doesn’t know it. He actually thinks that what he’s doing is right! He’s walking in darkness and thinks he’s in the light. Integrity. A soldier with a double mind is not going to win the battle. A soldier with a double heart is not going to win the battle. We must have on the girdle of truth, God’s truth, to hold our lives together. And then over our hearts, the breastplate of righteousness. The devil is the accuser. Other people accuse us. Sometimes we accuse ourselves. But when the soldier goes into the battle knowing he is right, his cause is right, his heart is right; then he can take all of the armor, and he can win the victory.
Before you step forth onto the battle field today be sure you are wearing the armor, and the place to start is integrity. Pull your life together with God’s truth. Make sure that God’s righteousness is protecting your heart. These are essentials for victory.