Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. Ephesians 6:14.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלהים) says:
I am taking care of things. I have brought you this far in life—I will take you the rest of the way home.
For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:6.
Just know My Son and I are always working on all that concerns you if you will give us the authority to do so. Cast your cares on Me because I care for you.
“My Father is working until now, and I Myself am working.” John 5:17.
And how do I work out what concerns you? For your good according to My plan of SHALOM.
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28.
We are continuing resistance training so that you can always overcome every obstacle, trial, storm, and physical, mental, and emotional attack in this life.
These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33.
Jesus knew that His life pleased Me. He is My beloved Son upon whom My favor rests. He always did what pleased Me. He loved righteousness and hated wickedness and I anointed Him with the oil of joy, which is the strength of overcomers. My joy is your strength. Without joy you cannot resist and unless you know you are right with Me you cannot have joy.
But the good news is that I am the LORD YOUR righteousness. In Jesus, I have given you My righteousness as your own. In Him I give you abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness so you can reign in life through Christ Jesus—and that sounds like an overcomer!
For if by the transgression of the one, death reigned through the one, much more those who receive the abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. Romans 5:17.
To resist the devil, you must put on My full armor. I call it My armor because it is My gift to you by My Word in you and My Spirit in and on you. What is that armor? Since I sent My Word to heal you and deliver you from all destruction and since I tell you that above all I am happy when I hear that My children are walking in the truth (because then they can take authority and prosper) then you know it has to do with My Word.
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; and in all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God with all prayer and petition, praying at all times in the Spirit. Ephesians 6:10-18.
First, you pull your strength from Me. I am your creator and source. Those who wait upon and work with Me renew their strength and are very fruitful, even in old age. My Son told you how, He is the vine and you are the branches, the more you attach to and remain in Him, and He is My Word, the stronger and more fruitful you will be.
Second, you note that I am not talking about fighting or trying to obtain territory, I am telling you to stand like the triumphant occupying army that has already conquered the land. In Christ I have given you everything you need for life and godliness, all sufficiency and an abundance for every good work. By His stripes you are already healed, by His emptying of Himself for you as He took all your ills, pains, failures, and sins and gave you His riches, glory, and righteousness. You just need to stand firm in who you are and what you have in Christ and not budge even a fraction of an inch to the attempts of the devil to steal, kill, and destroy the good things and perfect gifs I have given you in Christ Jesus your Lord.
Third, I am telling you that you are not fighting people so you should not get so you are attacking the character and actions of others but instead are going to the spirit behind their actions who has taken them captive and casting the demons out in Jesus’ Name. For you will note there is only one weapon in My armor and it is the Sword of the Spirit which is My Words in your mouth to plant Heaven upon the earth and to call those things that be not so they become.
And what are the first pieces of the armor that you must have in place for the rest to produce? The first two pieces of armor hold everything together and keep you intact to produce an abundant harvest of blessings in your life and that of those around you.
Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. Ephesians 6:14.
What you produce and reproduce in life must be truth for your life to be eternal and bear fruit that endures. My Word alone is truth. Pure unadulterated truth. If you continue in My Word, that is, remain, abide, hear, speak, and meditate upon My Word night and day, you will make your life prosperous and have many wonderful adventures resulting in works of excellence unto salvation for all. Truth of who you are and have in Christ will be your answer to every attack or evil work. Look in the mirror of My Word andyou’re yourself with all your sins forgiven and gone, your ills and pains healed and lifted off you by Jesus, your life provided for and flourishing—pulled out of every pit of lack, depression, shame, guilt, and regret, surrounded with love and compassion, filled with good things and your youth renewed. See yourself loved, forgiven, blessed, and favored and that is seeing the story of your life in truth.
The Word crushed the devil’s head (authority over you), as I foretold in the Garden of Eden, and My Word is sure. Truth is incorruptible. My Word will never perish and if you have received the implanted Word it will save your soul from death, your eyes from tears, and free your feet from the snare.
Now let us look at the breastplate of righteousness. You are established in righteousness in Christ, not earned by your good works but by what My Son did on your behalf to make you righteous by His life, sufferings, and death. Righteousness is My gift to you in Christ so that you can approach Me with confidence and there is nothing holding you back from perfect fellowship with Me. And understanding this righteousness that is not earned by your good works but by the finished work of Christ takes you high above the tactics of Satan to demean and accuse you of unrighteousness each time you give in to the weakness of the flesh. But if you come to Me and confess that sin I forgive you justly by the death of My Son on your behalf and cleanse you of all unrighteousness.
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9.
Righteousness makes you invincible to the oppression and the attacks of the devil through the thoughts he puts in your mind and other people demeaning your character, bringing legal actions against you, and bullying you.
“In righteousness you will be established; you will be far from oppression, for you will not fear; and from terror, for it will not come near you. If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me. Whoever assails you will fall because of you. Isaiah 54:14-15.
Put on the breastplate of righteousness and resist oppression, fear, and terror. The breastplate of righteousness calms your heart, frees you from the oppression of guilt, shame, unworthiness and disqualification for My benefits. It keeps you from the fear of death, punishment, and the curse.
“In righteousness you will be established,” I am the LORD YOUR righteousness, in Jesus I have established you in righteousness that you cannot lose.
“You will be far from oppression,” seated above with Christ at My right hand.
“For you will not fear; and from terror, when I am for you who can be against you! “For it will not come near you—You have made Me your refuge.
“If anyone fiercely assails you it will not be from Me.” I do not do evil, I conquer evil with good. Job made that mistake as well. There is one who does evil and he is the devil and he took many angels with him, he crouches with sin at your door but you are his master.
Whoever assails you will fall because of you. I made angels as servants to the heirs of Salvation. And that includes you who have confessed My Son as your Lord. You can tell him what to do and when you command him with the truth of My Word he must flee if you are in Christ. Do not let him into your life by participating with him in deeds of darkness, even hating in your heart, because then he has access to your life. You must identify your true foe and cast him out for in My Son you have authority to do so.
These signs will accompany those who have believed: in My name they will cast out demons. Mark 16:17.
Make use of your authority. And what is the result of being established in righteousness? “No weapon that is formed against you will prosper [it hits the armor and falls to the ground]; and every tongue that accuses you in judgment you will condemn [Satan is the accuser of the brethren but you overcome him by the blood of the Lamb and the Word of YOUR testimony, which is who you are and what you have in Christ]. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD [My children and heirs, joint heirs with Christ and He already died and rose and has received everything that is Mine and shares it with you, I have blessed you with every spiritual blessing in Heaven in Christ] and their vindication (righteousness) [I have given you the victory over sin and death in Jesus] is from Me,” declares the LORD. Isaiah 54:17.
The breastplate of righteousness guards your heart for from it flows the issues of life.
We will talk more about My armor which I give to you but I want you to note most of the armor is preserving and keeping you intact in the truth of who you are and what you have in Christ—keeping your mind and heart pure and preserved from evil for the preservation of the soul.
Now may the God of SHALOM Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is He who calls you, and He also will bring it to pass. 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24.
I love you. I am faithful. Make full use of the gift of My armor. Jesus wore it.
And He saw that there was no man, and was astonished that there was no one to intercede; then His own arm brought salvation to Him, and His righteousness upheld Him. He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head; and He put on garments of vengeance for clothing And wrapped Himself with zeal as a mantle. Isaiah 59:16-17.