The Pathway That leads To The Righteousness Of God

 We are all so familiar with the armor of God as laid out in Ephesians 6... but no matter how much we learn about it, there is so much more to discover. Every piece of our spiritual armor points us to the Lord Jesus, the eternal Son of God, and every aspect of our holy covering is immeasurable.
 The very first piece of our protective covering is truth. We are instructed to have our loins, "girt about with truth," without the gospel of truth which comes from above, we believe a lie. Without the truth of the glorious gospel of Christ, we are dead in our sin and condemned to an eternity without God.
 We are to bind the truth to our heart and meditate upon it day and night. We are to test all things by the Word of Truth and allow it to foster integrity in our heart and faithfulness to our calling. We are to know the truth that comes from God for the truth will set us free. We are to speak the truth to others, in love. 
 It is only as we believe the truth of the glorious gospel of Christ, that we are saved by grace through faith in His finished work at Calvary. Truth is the highway to holiness and The Pathway That leads To The Righteousness Of God. He is 'the Lord our Righteousness' for we have no virtue of our own.
 We are to continue in our day-to-day spiritual battle by participating in a progressing, practical, ongoing sanctification process. Only as we are undergirded with truth, overshadowed with His life, and holding fast to Christ's righteousness, will we be protected from the assaults of the enemy.
Ephesians 6:14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place,

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that Jesus is the Way and the Truth and the Life and that we have been clothed in His own righteousness by grace through faith. As we live out our lives, we pray that we may walk in integrity, speak the truth in love, and be continuously clothed in Christ's own righteousness  so that we may stand firm in your words, and having done all to hear You say, "well done, good and faithful soldiers," to Your praise and glory, AMEN.