Put on the Breastplate of Righteousness

" Therefore put on the full Armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.Stand frim the, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." Ephesians 5:13-18 NIV

The Master Life Series, book 3 "The Disciples Victory" discusses the Full Armour of God. The breast plate of righteousness covers our heart and vital organs. Without this protection in place any blow or penetration could mortally wound us.

If we view that we are in a daily spiritual battle, then we have to dress in full Armour. And we must do this each and every day.

Symbolically, as we put on the breastplate of righteousness we are to:

• As we plan for the day ask God to search our heart to reveal any evil thought, motives or actions
• If God reveals to us that our heart is not right, confess our sins
• Ask for forgiveness of our sins and to be cleansed from all unrighteousness

Search me, o god, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way of the everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24

If we admit our sins--make a clean breast of them--he won't let us down; he'll be true to himself. He'll forgive our sins and purge us of all wrong doing I John 1:9 The Message

 Christ had no sin, but God made him become sin so that in Christ we could become right with God. 2 Corinthians 5:21 New Century Version

 At the end of the day, as we come back to camp, and remove our Armour, we need to review the day just past.

• Did we have any offensive actions? Were our motives always pure? Were our thoughts of the mind of Christ?
• Confess our sins for the the day past
• Know that through confession God forgives us and his blood covers our unrighteousness. 

What do you think about planning your day in light of putting on the breastplate of righteousness and then reviewing your day as you take the breastplate off?