Armor of God Study: The Belt of Truth

I just finished praying over the requests the ladies in the Armor of God study wrote down. I've had such a heavy heart the last couple days. I believe that the enemy is whispering a lot of things in my ear lately (so to speak). However, just the act of praying for others has helped lift me, has helped remind me who I am!

I see so much evil in the world, and I know every bit of it is due to enemy deception. For Christians, the enemy wants to mask who we really are in Jesus Christ. For those who reject Christ, those who do not truly put their faith in Him, Satan wants to keep them from knowing His goodness and His love.

Who are we? Let's see if we can pour some truth into some hearts today.

We Are…

…blessed in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3) He's not holding back, saints! That's EVERY blessing. Or in some translations, "all." Look up the Greek word there and you find "the whole." The whole Holy Enchilada, and it is WAY bigger than your head!

…holy and blameless in His sight. (Ephesians 1:4) That's the work He did for us! No matter how trapped we feel by this body of flesh and the sinful nature we still have to deal with, we are completely blameless. We are free! We are holy because He has made us holy! If you mess up, Saints, Jesus Christ is the first one to embrace you and comfort you and tell you that He has made ALL THINGS NEW!

…adopted as His sons [His kids] through Jesus Christ. (Ephesians 1:5) YOU are a child of the sovereign. You are the heir to the Throne! You are royalty, and there's not a devil in the world that can take that away from you. Satan will try to make you forget it, but if you peek under those dirty rags, you find a princess.

And THAT is just a sampling from the first five verses of the first chapter of Ephesians! It's almost RIDICULOUS how much the whole Bible says about who you are. Ha! No wonder Paul commands us to rejoice in the Lord always! (Philippians 4:4)

When the enemy comes at you with anxieties, condemnations, depression, fear, hurts, regrets, pains…remind him who you are. You are the Bride of Christ. You are marked in Him with the seal of the Holy Spirit (1:13). That is the Belt of Truth...the solid foundational garment that shores up your core.

All the devil can do is harass you and try to make you forget the truth, but he.is.a.liar.

And if anyone, ANYONE tries to tell you otherwise, that person is still the son of the devil. (John 8:44) Satan has pulled the veil down over that person's eyes, and they are trapped in thick deception.
You are His joy. You are His creation.

You are His beloved. And THAT, my friends, is what I call a truth bomb. Drop that baby and watch it blow a hole in the enemy's plan for your life.

Prayer

Jesus, you are awesome. We are so grateful to You. You saw us in our mess, and You came to us, and You overcame the enemy to rescue us. You treasure us. We worship You.

I pray for anyone reading this today, that You would get it solidly planted in their heart the truth of who they are in You! May that truth bring out the power You assured us we would have in the Holy Spirit Who lives in us. May we seek You earnestly, eagerly, and without ceasing. Give us Your wisdom of the truth, and Your power to overcome the enemy. Light a fire in our souls, and motivate us to cling to Your Word. May the Word of God be our foundation, our Belt of Truth that girds us and gives us strength.

May the truth bring us joy and peace. Reach all hearts that read this today, and may every effort made on Your behalf result in souls saved, result in more blows to the enemy.

Thank you, Lord! We love you! In Your amazing name we pray, Jesus,

Amen!