Stand firm then,
with the belt of truth buckled around your waist…
Ephesians 6:14a
As followers of Christ, we put on the armor of God daily so that we can take our stand against the enemy. Ours is a spiritual battle. We know we stand against the enemy. We also stand behind the truth.
When we don our spiritual armor, the belt of truth goes on first. Perhaps that is to remind us that truth is the foundation of everything else. Jesus described Himself as, “the way, the truth, and the life” in John 14:6 and John 17:17 says, “…your word is truth.”
Is God’s Word your source for truth? Is it your GO-TO for answers to life’s questions?
When the world argues there’s some gray in a decision, God’s Word may reveal clearly what is black and white.
When the world tries to push, pull, and tug us off course, the Word of God is our compass pointing due north.
The Psalmist describes it as a lamp to our feet and a light to our path. We need that illumination to live well and stand firm in today’s world—and we need to understand the importance of modeling that truth for our children, grandchildren, and those in our sphere of influence.
And it’s a daily choice: Get up. Put on your belt of truth. Immerse yourself in the Word of God.
Yesterday is gone. If you sought truth from scripture yesterday and walked in the light of that truth, good. But today, the battle begins all over again.
Each day is a fresh start—for good or otherwise. Protect yourself from the lies of the enemy today, by choosing to believe what God says.
Yesterday, putting on the belt of truth may have covered your core. But that was yesterday.
Today is a new day. Time to suit up … and it starts with the belt of truth.
Are you buckled up for today?
In this week’s devotional video, Laura and her friend, Rhonda Gentry, discuss I John 1:6-8:
If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin. If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
We invite you to watch as Laura and Rhonda talk about sharing fellowship in truth and light, and how we can each lean in to walking in fellowship with Jesus and those around us!
