Properly Suited and Prepared

While many today wear "compression gear" for muscle warmth and protection (so they say), I myself refer to those of us in the past who needed no "tights" to play sports. We had no overpriced underwear to make us better or more fit for battle, just the basic jock strap and tube socks! But I digress . . . .

Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness. . . (Ephesians 6:14)

Today it is about what is at our core . . . What is protecting the TRUTH that has been placed inside our souls? God's entire Word is TRUTH and nothing can change that. (Psalm 119:160) The world's philosophy cannot change it. Cultural change can not rearrange it. Ethnic traditions cannot rewrite it. God and His Word have been such before anything else was! The Roman soldier "girded" himself with the sturdy leather belt (of truth) and covered his chest with a metal plate (of righteousness). These tools of war enabled the soldier to quickly and successfully maneuver in battle. Paul refers us to these pieces of armor so we too may be prepared and successful in the spiritual battles we WILL face daily. While some pledge to "defend this house", we pledge to defend the faith. God desires for some good soldiers ready to fight. Are we girded properly?