The Truth, Nothing But The Truth

DEVOTION
EPHESIANS
THE TRUTH, NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH
Eph 6:13-16
14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
NIV
So here I am, finally at the armor of God. But first I am instructed one more time to stand firm then. I needed to take my stand, stand my ground, do everything I can, and then stand, and now just one more time I am told to stand firm. I wonder if God is trying to tell me something. That is an inside joke, I jest with myself, I know without any hesitation at all, he is absolutely wanting me to not give way to the enemy of my soul. And the first thing I need to do this is to be completely honest with myself. If I am to wear the belt of truth buckled around my waist, than the truth has to start with me. I cannot allow myself to be lulled into a false sense of righteousness. I cannot for one moment think I have any good in my own being. I have to accept the truth about myself. My heart is deceitfully wicked. There I have said it; no God has said it and I have to admit it. If left to my own ways I would not be able to enter the Kingdom of God. But thanks to him I do not have to be left to my own ways. I can buckle up that belt of truth around me and in doing so know that I need Jesus Christ not only as my Lord and Savior but also as my righteousness. I know the truth about me, and about him. I know he is my only way to the kingdom of God. It would look funny of I wore the bible buckled around my waist, but in a sense that is exactly what I am doing. It is the only truth, the absolute truth, the whole truth, the complete truth which exposes all lies, starting with my own and including all others every spoken by men. It even exposes those words men claim their gods said. I know it sounds really bold and maybe some might think unkind for me to say I have the one true and real truth, but it is not, it the most humble and kindest thing I can say, in hopes others may find the peace and joy within knowing this truth, being able to buckle it up around their waist as well. Then they will be able to see the schemes of the devil for what they actually are, not being deceived by them and therefore missing out on the ability to enter the Kingdom of God. Thank you Father for giving me your truth.