Proclaiming the Truth

​Psalm 119:145-160

​Have you noticed that lies are being paraded before us in an endless, morals-destroying stream?  The truth is conspicuously absent from our world. It seems as if everyone, from politicians to corporations have a certain something they want from us. Whether it’s our money or our vote, or even both, there’s an incentive for some to hide or obscure the truth from others. And when our society lives in the dark, we should not be surprised at unrighteousness and dark deeds. The tendency for humanity is to “suppress the truth” (Romans 1:18) in order to hide or excuse our rebellion against God. This tendency is played out on both a macro and micro scale every day. It happens on TV, in our school hallways, and in the break room at work.

Hand in hand with the breastplate of righteousness is the belt of truth. The breastplate was attached to the belt, as well as the sheath for the sword. If your belt fell off, your breastplate would fall off, and your robe would come loose.
When we exchange the “truth about God for a lie” (Romans 1:25) unrighteousness will follow. Our enemy leads and traps many of us in this kind of living. We can succumb to doubt and begin to put away our faith, or simply suppress the conviction of the Holy Spirit. We can weave lies for our own benefit and allow ourselves to become captive to a defeated master. Truth and righteous living are inseparable, for when we know the truth Jesus revealed (John 18:37) about the Father of lights, we are set free from bondage to sin (John 8:32). At the same time, our dead heart of stone is exchanged for a living heart of flesh (Ezekiel 36:26), and our greatest desire is no longer to gratify ourselves, but to glorify our God! Read your Bible daily, fasten God’s truth upon yourself, and guard your body with righteous living.

1. What is truth?

2. What are the dangers of not wearing the belt? 

Challenge: To have your belt tightened means you are ready for battle and ready to move. We need to be on duty at all times. We cannot afford to take a couple of days off spiritually. We must keep our armor on at all times, because the moment we take it off is the moment the devil will be there to hit us with full force.