(Armor of God #7)
SCRIPTURE: Ephesians (NIV) 6:14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled round your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
OBSERVATION: The breast plate is worn on the outside of the chest to protect organs on the inside of the rib cage. Although it protects digestive organs, the greatest concern is about the lungs, and especially the heart.
Righteousness is holiness in action. It is a breastplate of living right. It is doing what pleases our Heavenly Father. Daily reading the scriptures is a good way to help us live a life pleasing to Him. But the best way is to learn how the Holy Spirit speaks to us.
I find that when I start to do something that displeases my Father, the Holy Spirit troubles my heart. I get the feeling that something is not right. I get a sense that this is not something I should be doing at all, or something I should not do now. I let the peace of God help me make good decisions.
I cannot remember ever being sorry for following what the Holy Spirit told me to do, but I have felt remorse or guilt when I ignored His leading.
APPLICATION: My heart is protected from anxiety and worry when I keep the breastplate in place by obeying God’s Word and doing what the Holy Spirit who lives inside me tells me. He keeps me from having a guilty conscience.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for the breastplate of righteousness. May I never consider it to heavy a burden to carry and be tempted to lay it aside. Keep me pure. In Jesus Name I pray, Amen
Pastor Leon
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Dear SOAP readers, Last week several computers and printers were installed in a new area for SOAP. At a meeting to explain the SOAPS and share about Jesus, a large number of people responded to the call to make Jesus Lord of their lives. Keep them in your prayers for their growth in loving Jesus. Pray for the leaders that God will use to help them joyfully grow in faith.
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