I am really sorry to say that i could not send message to anyone due to the poor internet service in my area! Only now it is back to normal, All glory to God alone! Blessed Morning! What purpose does a breastplate serve? The breastplate was a central part of the Roman soldiers armor, it provided protection for the torso (the trunk of the human body). which contains important organs like the heart, lungs and so on. Without a breastplate, a soldier would be asking for death, as any attack could instantly causing death.. With a sturdy breastplate, the very same attacks become not producing any significant and useless, as blows glance off the armor. Why is righteousness associated with protective armor like a breastplate. Proverbs 11:4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death. Without righteousness, we leave ourselves open to almost certain death. With righteousness, just as with a breastplate, the otherwise causing death.and the attacks of our enemy is defeated. What is righteousness? Psalm 119:172 My tongue shall speak of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteousness. 1 Corinthians 15:34 Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame. To be righteous is to do what is right in Gods eyes. Gods commandments are righteousness. In contrast, lawlessness is sin, and sin is the opposite of righteousness. So to be righteous is to obey Gods laws of love. What separates us from God, causing Him to withhold His protection? Isaiah 59:1-2 Behold, the Lords hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; nor His ear heavy, that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear. Iniquities and sins are actions and thoughts that go against Gods laws. Since they are in conflict with Gods way of living and are harmful to ourselves and others, our perfect and just God will not associate with us if we go down the path of sin and evil. We cut ourselves off from God and His protection! It is interesting to note that in this same chapter Isaiah mentions that God Himself puts on righteousness as a breastplate , which may be part of what inspired Paul to use this analogy. Whose righteousness should we be wearing? Isaiah 64:6 But we are all like an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are like filthy rags; we all fade as a leaf, and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away. Righteousness may deliver from death, but whose righteousness are we talking about? The above scripture makes it clear that our individual level of righteousness is on part with filthy ragsand when we are looking to protect our self from death, filthy rags make for a lousy breastplate. Jeremiah 23:6 In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. How do we wear the breastplate of righteousness? Ephesians 6:13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. So now we know what the breastplate of righteousness is. Paul gives us the command to take up the whole armor of God—the obvious question is, How? ASK GOD! May God Bless us this day to teach us all to wear the breastplate of righteousness! Amen
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 02:14:13 +0000