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WHOLE ARMOR 2

Text:  Ephesians 6:13.

For this reason, take up the whole armor of God so that you may be able to take a stand whenever evil comes. And when you have done everything you could, you will be able to stand firm.

The first thing you must note today is that the spiritual armor we are looking at is not something you can buy in the market. It is called the armor of God for a reason. So today, we shall continue to look into this whole armor of God.

 *BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS:* Imagine a soldier going to battle without his breastplate. A breastplate is a piece of armor that protects you from heart injury.

As a child of God, righteousness is your breastplate that protects you from injury. Remember we have said that this armor is not imposed on you, but it is  what you take up by yourself. Hence, the righteousness we are talking about here is not just the imputed righteousness of God, but the righteousness you practice.

1 John 3:7 says, *Little children, don’t let anyone deceive you. The person who practices righteousness is righteous, just as the Christ is righteous.*  Take up the breastplate of righteousness by walking righteously.

 *GOSPEL OF PEACE:* 
Another item of our spiritual armor is the gospel of Peace. Ephesians 6:15 says, your feet should be shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. Peace is to you what shoe is to a soldier. Just as a soldier will not go to the battlefield barefooted, you too cannot afford to live without peace with God and men here on earth. 

Romans 12:18 says, *If possible, so far as it depends on you, live in peace with all people.* Hebrew 12:14 puts it in a stronger note, it says,  Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.. Are you really pursuing Peace?

 The Gospel of Peace also entails the peace that you have with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1 says that being justified by Faith, we have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. You must continually maintain and remain in this peace. You must see to it that nothing takes away the peace you have with God. 

Everywhere you go, you must take up the armor of the gospel of Peace in order to stand firm against the wiles of the enemy. The Gospel of Peace is one armor you must equip yourself with.

*Bible reading:*

Ephesians 6:10-18.

 *PRAYER FOCUS*

Father, I receive the grace to walk righteously and to live at peace with all men in Jesus name.

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