Having On The Breast Plate Of Righteousness

A Having On The Breastplate Of Righteousness The breatplate of righteousness has to be very strong and always in place, held by the belt of truth. The Romans breastplate was usualybrnze, backed leather. It protected the heart,lungs, stomach, liver, bowels and other vital orgins, a very critical area, physcial and spiritually. God's breastplate is so glorious that when we put it on, it protects our heart. We wear His righteousness, because our righteousness is like filthy rags ( Is.64:6 ; 2 Cor. 7:1; Jas.1:21). Our hearts is so desperately wicked, and only the Lord truly knows us (Jer.17:9,10). Therefore, we must put off the old man, and put on the new man which is created in righteousness (Eph.4:22,24). We Must Put On Christ ! (Rom.13:14). Part of our Obedience to God is protecting our hearts with God's righteousness. We can do this by hidding the word in our hearts (Ps.119:11), making God as our own treasure we hide there (Mt.6:21), by fixing our desire upon the Lord (Ps.108:1). The 1st commandment is to love the Lord with all of your hearts. If we do this we will be pleasing God and be avoid many pitfalls. By simply acts of love for God, we advoid self-righteousness, a true stumbling block (Eze.33:13)... not having mine own righteousness, (Phil.3:9). For He put on righteousness as a breastplate... (Is.59:17).
If satan accuses us everytime we aporach God, perhaps our armor is not in proper place. Prayer is an insidpensable, weapon of warfare. Before we pray we must cleanse ourselves, asking God's forgivness, and bind the blood of Jesus to ourselves. When SATAN BRINGS HIS ACCUSATIONS against You, then remind him you've already been washed in the Jesus Christ Holy blood, and it's Gone. Remind the devil that you're righteousness because of Jesus righteousness, imputed to You. Satan wants us to hold us up on this piece of armor with guilt ansd shame... putting on faith and love as a breastplate . What good is righteousness without love? Love is the key to All the Armor. It Never fails or condemns as satan does; as we when we become self- righteousness. (Mt.19:17 tell is:... And he said unto him. " Why callest Thou me good? there is, God: but if Thou wilt enter into life, keep Thy commandments. That shares with us there is none good. No one. Except Jesus Christ ! We fight with thw fruit of the spirit , Jesus ' righteousness shinning down over our own hearts. Your holiness and righteousness is what the devil is alway's after! He plots and schemes to steal our breatsplate ( Positioned over our hearts) through all bitterness, hatered, revenge, defeat, wealth, fame, success, failure to have our priorities in order etc. Therefore, we must be very careful to heep coals of fire on our enemies'heads by loving them. We fight with the fruit of thee spirit, (love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance) Never avenging releases Him to act on our behalf. Only them will Your armor stay in place, protecting your heart. If we then allow to be dented with wounds and blows from the enemie, rusted with bitterness, knocked aside by the lack of reliance on Jesus, or trying to earn our own of righteousness, then we are vulunerable to the enemies attack, and we are decieved. Therefore as by the offence of one judgement came upon all condemnation; even so but the righteousness of the one free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For by grace are ye saved through faith: and not of yourselves: it is the free gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For We are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works which God hath before ordained that we souls walk in them (Eph.2:8,9,10). Let's put on the breastplate of righteousness right now, and be conformed to Jesus Christ's image, will and purpose in our lives. catcmo2006