Let me start by welcoming all of the new followers to the Knights_Of_God. Over the last few days while I was away there have been many new followers on Twitter, Facebook and the blog site. Thank you all for following and reading what our King has placed on my heart to share.
As we go through the armor that God has provided for us to fight and defeat our enemy, the next important piece is the breastplate or body armor of righteousness. The breastplate is a piece of armor that protects the front and usually the back of the wearer. You may be more familiar with the breastplate that the knights in the police dept. or the military wear called body armor. It is an essential part of protective equipment that protects some of the body’s most vital organs, one of which is our heart.
If you have been in the King’s courts for long or read His proclamations to us, then you have no doubt heard the word righteousness many times, but do you know what it actually means? Righteousness is defined as: an attribute that implies that a person's actions are justified, and can have the connotation that the person has been "judged" or "reckoned" as leading a life that is pleasing to God.
The Hebrew meaning makes it a little bit clearer. “The Hebrew word for righteousness is tseh'-dek, tzedek, Gesenius's Strong's Concordance:6664—righteous, integrity, equity, justice, straightness. The root of tseh'-dek is tsaw-dak', Gesenius's Strong:6663—upright, just, straight, innocent, true, sincere. It is best understood as the product of upright, moral action in accordance with some form of divine plan.[citation needed]”
If we are to wear righteousness (upright, just, straight, innocent, true, sincere and moral action) as armor, then we are all in trouble. The Kings proclamation states in Romans 3:10-18:
10 as it is written: "None is righteous, no, not one;
11 no one understands; no one seeks for God.
12 All have turned aside; together they have become worthless; no one does good, not even one."
13 "Their throat is an open grave; they use their tongues to deceive." "The venom of asps is under their lips."
14 "Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness."
15 "Their feet are swift to shed blood;
16 in their paths are ruin and misery,
17 and the way of peace they have not known."
18 "There is no fear of God before their eyes."
Don’t let that discourage you knights. Continue reading.
21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it---
22 the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction:
23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,
25 whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God's righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.
26 It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27 Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith.
As you can see by our King’s proclamation, we can’t earn or buy this piece of armor. It is given to us freely by our King just for believing. If you have joined God’s wonderful kingdom then you are already seen as righteous in His sight by what He has already done for us, by taking the form of a servant and dying for us. Rejoice knights for our King is mighty above all. Live in the righteousness that our King has provided for you and don’t ever take it off because that is when and where the dragon will strike to try to take out your heart to carry on with the fight.
If you have not entered into the King’s courtyard yet and you are reading this looking for answers and wondering what we are talking about, I encourage you to look back at an earlier post about who we are in God’s eyes. It will tell you who you are and where you fit into this battle. If you join the kingdom or need help making a decision, I encourage you to write me or talk to someone you know follows Jesus to learn more about becoming a kingdom resident.
“Great King, I pray for your knights today that you will show each of them how much we need you. It is not by our own might and it is not by any type of protection that we can fashion that will get us through this battle but only by your unending love, mercy and grace. Thank you my King for providing us everything we need to fight this war for You.”
Put on the righteousness that God has given to you knights. Don’t let it sit in the corner and rust away. May our great God and King bless each and every one of you. Fight on for the King!!!
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