Liar

 “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,” —Ephesians 6:14 

Paul here shows us what we need to be able to stand against the enemy, and uses the illustration of what was the standard military gear of a Roman soldier. Israel was under the often brutal occupation of Rome, so everyone was familiar with a soldier’s weaponry.

Paul starts out with the belt of Truth. If you look at a police officer today, you’ll see the importance of the belt. It holds everything he/she needs for the job. The same was true back then. Paul is telling us how important Truth is. Without it, everything else falls apart. Our fight begins with Truth. 

When we come to Jesus, we come to the Source of all Truth who is willing to expose every lie we believe so we can be set free. Jesus said, “You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:32). Our problem is that Satan, who is the father of lies (John 8:44 ), is so good at it that we tend to believe all sorts of things that aren’t true. How then can we know what is true and what is false? A good starting place is, “Does it match up with Scripture?” If it doesn’t, you’d best check your spiritual lie-detector, Jesus Christ.

 So here’s my question: Is there anything in your life where you are dodging the truth in Jesus? Let it go, so you can be free, and so everything that depends on truth can fall into place in your life.