Proverb 3: 3 Do not let kindness and truth leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Within this short, little passage we have the makings of greatness. First of all, there is the command quality of the statement. It is a declarative sentence. It makes a statement, […]
Ephesians 6: 14b Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness. What do you picture when you hear “breastplate?” Do you see Roman armor or perhaps medieval knight armor? A good visual image helps understand the importance of this piece of armor. The breastplate protects all […]
Ephesians 6: 14 Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth. The first piece of armor God has given us is truth. It is worn like a belt, around your middle. It circumnavigates your whole body and connects the lower and the upper half. Truth is the beginning point. Without tying yourself to the […]
Isaiah 40: 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever. What is your life and your faith based upon? As I observe people and religions I find it interesting to notice what underpins people’s lives and faith systems. When we construct buildings we certainly want the under girding […]
