The Breastplate of Righteousness pt. 1

The importance of righteousness

Ephesians 6:10-14 “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,”

Righteousness- Rightness with God. Purity of heart. Blameless. Spotless. Holy.

Breastplate- Guards the heart and the lungs.

The breastplate of righteousness is directly tied to our Identity in Jesus.

Isaiah 64:6 “But we are all like an unclean thing, And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags; We all fade as a leaf, And our iniquities, like the wind, Have taken us away.”

Psalm 18:21 “For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God.”

Psalm 32:11 “Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!”