The breastplate of Righteousness

The Breastplate of Righteousness Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with Truth, and  having on the breastplate of Righteousness .....Ephesians 6:14 Our Hope is Built On Nothing Less In the Armor of God, the Breastplate is very important!In ancient times, knights wore  breastplates to cover their hearts and chest. The metal kept swords from piercing their  hearts and killing them. The part of Armor that God calls our 'Breastplate' is the  Righteousness of God.Most people spend their whole lives trying to be good,                                                                        ________________________________________________ or feeling very bad knowing they are not. God knew from the very beginning, that we could never be 'good':not the kind of 'good' that would get us into Heaven to live with Him.In fact, He knew the harder we tried to be 'good' the more we would get ourselves into trouble. He knew that we would never live in Heaven with Him unless we were GIVEN the righteousness  that He had: we could never never be that righteous ourselves.  Now, It may seem a Wondrous THING that someone, anyone could GIVE us Righteousness that was so perfect, that we would be as though we had never ever sinned at all. It is even more WONDROUS to think that God would love us so much that even with all our sin we would be counted as perfectly holy as He is. That is exactly what He did, when Jesus died on the Cross the Day the sky turned as black as the sin we all had in our hearts. He suffered not just the painful death we remember, but He suffered a pain and sorrow we could never see completely: He took on every sin that had ever been committed---EVERY HORRIBLE SIN---and He put them to death: He paid the whole price for sin so that we could be free and live in Heaven. All He has ever asked is that you trust Him for this with your whole heart.  When you "put on the breastplate of Righteousness" you are dressing yourself for battle: no one will be able to 'pierce your heart'. No one can accuse you of the sins that have been paid for. If those accusations come: you will win: they come against the ARMOR of His Righteousness. Cover your heart when you go to school! Others will say all manner of wrong things about you and accuse you wrongly. When they do, remember, it is His perfect Righteousness that covers your heart and keeps you safe. Never forget this important piece of Armor: It will keep you alive in Jesus.                         Ways to put on the Breastplate of Righteousness A. Read the Word of God in the Morning & Evening. B. Think about how perfect and righteous Jesus is, and how He gave that Righteousness to you! C. Picture yourself putting on that invisible but real piece of armor, knowing you are protected. D. Do not stop trying to be good on your own, only ask God for help to do it. Stand on the verse, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Back to KJV for KIDS  Back to "The Armor of God"