Armor of God: Truth

“The judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether.” Ps. 19:9 NKJV

The first item of the full armor of God is truth. We must be girded with truth as Paul says. We are to be enclosed in the girdle of truth. If we wanted to be an accountant we would need to be clothed with accurate math truth. If we wanted to be fix cars we would need to be clothed with good mechanical truth. If we wanted to work as a publishing editor we would need to be clothed with good grammar truth. The reality is that we live our lives in a world that rejects truth, so we must be girded in truth to survive spiritually.

This truth is twofold. First we must be girded with the truth of knowing who Jesus is. He is our Savior and Captain and the Guardian of our souls. The certainty of forgiven sins and an honest leader who will keep us forever will gird us with the truth to live for Him. The second truth is that His word is true. Paul told Timothy that knowing the word made us equipped for every good work. We will want to know how to follow the orders of our Captain and the truth of His word will tell us. Knowing the Captain and knowing His word girds us with truth.

Dear Father, Thank You for providing the protection we need in our battle with the forces of darkness in this world. Amen. 

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