{"id":6298,"date":"2020-05-03T17:40:18","date_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stmark.com.au\/Blogs\/?p=6298"},"modified":"2020-05-03T17:44:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-03T07:44:54","slug":"gird-your-waist-with-truth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.stmark.com.au\/Blogs\/gird-your-waist-with-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Gird your Waist with Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Armour of God Part 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gird your Waist with Truth<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By David Tadros<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How many times are we inclined to rest our hands on\nour waist due to our fatigue, as if it is our main source of support? Did you\nknow that the girdle used in war serves the purpose of strengthening the\nsoldier\u2019s waist, that is, his foundation of support? So then, what does it mean\nwhen we say to gird our waists with truth? And how does this truth give\nstrength to our spiritual foundation, that we are in need of in our daily struggle\nwith temptation?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To gird, or to secure one\u2019s waist with\ntruth, is a concept that is reflected on by St Paul in his letter to the church of Ephesus. But before we\nbegin to understand what it means to gird our waists with truth, we must\nunderstand what the truth is that St Paul is denoting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018From what we read of the Lord our Savior, throughout the Scriptures, it is manifestly clear that the whole armour of Christ is the Saviour Himself<\/strong>. It is He whom we are asked to \u201cput on.\u201d It is one and the same thing to say \u201cPut on the whole armour of God\u201d and \u201cPut on the Lord Jesus Christ.\u201d Our belt is truth and our breastplate is righteousness. The Savior is also called both \u201ctruth\u201d and \u201crighteousness.\u201d So no one can doubt that He Himself is that very belt and breastplate<\/strong><\/em>.\u2019 \u2013 St Jerome<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this light we are able to see that, in fact, all the different\npieces of the armour of God are indeed referring to Christ! And when we put on\nthe armour of God, we are putting on Christ Himself. We become enveloped by His\npower and protection and He becomes our defence. Just as the soldier\u2019s\nfoundation of support is strengthened by his girdle, so too is our spiritual\nfoundation strengthened when we gird our waists with Christ, the Truth. Through\nthis strength from Christ we can then stand, like St Paul says, to the wiles of\nthe devil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Who then is able to receive this truth,\nthat is Christ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 <\/sup><\/strong>At that time Jesus answered and said, \u201cI thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to babes. 26 <\/sup><\/strong>Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sigh<\/em>t. –<\/em>Matthew 11:25-26<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The real truth is not for the wise, nor those with high intellect, but rather\nit is revealed to the babes. It is for those who are simple in their\nways, trusting God in all things and for all things. Even for the simple, this\ntruth is not made up by their own understanding but rather it comes as a\nrevelation from Christ. Therefore, we must humble ourselves to the simplicity\nof babes so we may accept the truth, that is Christ. For to those who are\ncalled saints, to them the mystery of truth has been revealed.  For as it says in Colossians 1:26-27,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c2<\/sup>6 <\/sup>the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 <\/sup>To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us then seek and gird our waist with\nthe Truth, that is Christ, with all humility, in the hope that we may receive\nHis strength against the temptations of the devil.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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