2026_02_15 God's Armor: Righteousness

Put on the breastplate of righteousness. First of all, always remember, you are reconciled to God. You are regenerated. That means you've been born again and made righteous by grace alone. That's a done deal. Remember that. You are in relationship with God. You're his his son, his daughter, his beloved, his friend. That is established by grace alone, and you've been given new life if you put your faith in the Lord Jesus. You're a new creation by grace alone. You don't need to do anything to get that done. It's done. [01:00:53] (37 seconds)  #NewCreationByGrace

And you were justified. That means you were made right before God. He looks at you and he doesn't see the list of crimes and sins. He sees you justified. You're now in Christ. Your life is in Christ, hidden in Christ. His life is in you. And when God looks at you, he doesn't see he doesn't see Paul with all this garbage and junk and failures. He sees Jesus. He sees me and Jesus. And so, I'm just before him. [00:41:54] (33 seconds)  #JustifiedInChrist

Martin Luther wrote that when the devil comes to him and plagues him at night, and he brings out a catalog of sins, I say, yes, o fellow, I know all about it. And, I know some more you've overlooked. Here are a few extra. Put them down. You you can't get a list long enough that the blood of the lord Jesus hasn't covered it. You're forgiven. You're washed. Begone, Satan. [00:43:35] (33 seconds)  #CoveredByHisBlood

You were washed. This past tense, by the way. You notice that? You were washed. When you this past you when you at the point when you put your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, at that point, you were washed clean of your sins. As Isaiah prophesied, Isaiah one eighteen, though your sins are like scarlet, they will be white as snow. Though they are as red as crimson, they shall be like wool. [00:40:48] (31 seconds)  #WashedWhiteAsSnow

And, satan will use this against you. The bible in revelations twelve ten calls satan the accuser of the brethren. He is filled with hatred, and it's ironic that the most evil sinful being in the universe will come and point out your sins to make you feel ashamed and guilty. Well, you know, he'll say things like, how how could look look at the sin in your life. How could God accept someone like you? And, we get way down with this burden of shame and it causes us to withdraw from right relationships. [00:38:24] (48 seconds)  #RejectTheAccuser

And what I've learned and many others have learned as well is that the best way to freedom is not simply rebuking Satan. But first of all, if they've not accepted Jesus, leading that person to accept Jesus as their lord and savior and then having them repent of their sins and ask for forgiveness before god. And forgive those who sinned against them. As they go through that process of repenting from their sins and asking forgiveness, the power of satan is broken in their lives. [00:59:42] (31 seconds)  #FreedomThroughRepentance

And this this armor would cover the body from the the mid section of the body from just below the neck to the top of the thighs. It was critical. It was called the heart protector for a good reason because it protected the vital organs of the body that keep us alive. No soldier would dare go into battle without the breastplate in place, nor can we. Paul calls this breastplate the breastplate of righteousness. It protects the core of our spiritual being. Righteousness guards our heart against the assault of the devil. [00:32:30] (39 seconds)  #BreastplateOfRighteousness

this right relationship with God also includes a lifestyle consistent with the new life in Christ. Being fully faithful to God, fully obedient to him, walking in alignment with him, keeping our hearts close to him, being in right relationship with him day by day. And, it also this armor includes being in right relationship with one another, which includes loving others as you love yourself, living justly, living purely, living in authentic relationship and community. Because this is about right relationships with others. [00:35:58] (41 seconds)  #RightRelationshipsMatter