Shaky ground is the pits. Wouldn’t you agree?
Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth,
having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Ephesians 6:14
We all know lies hurt, lies harm, and lies deceive. How much greater the pain when our adversary, the devil, lies to us and we believe him over what Jesus speaks to us. Truly then, we have nothing to stand on as Paul exhorts us to do.
The belt of truth mentioned above keeps the whole armor of God anchored upon us. Remember, Jesus not only speaks the truth; He is Truth speaking. Think about that. His Word is truth John 17:17. We must drink it in, let it transform us, and help us to stand. No matter what we go through.
As for righteousness – well, we don’t have any on our own. Just being real, here. Jesus alone is our righteousness. We need to clothe ourselves in His breastplate of righteousness which covers our heart and shields us from the enemy’s darts. Darts called guilt, shame, worthless, and inadequate. We must understand who we are in Christ.
Yes. I want to stand clothed in His truth and righteousness every single day that I have breath.