Day 22 – The Belt
You don’t bring a knife to a gun fight and you don’t fight (effectively) a spiritual fight with everyday weapons.
It’s why we see people, governments and organisations doing their very best, trying to change something in the natural, that has a supernatural cause and being not only unsuccessful but somehow achieving the opposite of the desired result.
The enemy does not want you to bring positive, sustainable change to your life!
And so you must resist, whether you like it or not.
Focusing too much in this area is not a good idea, but either is sticking your head in the sand.
Paul lays out a simple strategy to resist and disrupt the plans of the enemy for your life.
It’s worth reading Ephesians 6:10-20 each day this week.
The first piece of armour mentioned is the ‘belt of truth’.
The belt protects what is vulnerable covering what would otherwise be an easy target on a soldier.
The belt keeps our pants up too. In this way our dignity is kept in tack.
The truth protects us where we are the most vulnerable…..our thinking life.
In the garden of Eden the serpent said “did God really say that”. He was able to get Adam and Eve to question what the truth was.
Jesus combatted temptation in the desert with truth (Luke 4)
and much of this course has been about ‘changing the way we think’ to what is true.
If you have accepted Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, the truth is …..
You are a child of the living God ….
You are royalty …. an heir to the throne …..
You are forgiven ….
You are powerful …..
You are with God’s help able to anything!
That’s why reading the Word each day is so important. We need to be regularly reminded of the truth, which sets us free, protects, leads and guides.