Day 2

The Belt of Truth

We find the Belt of Truth mentioned in Ephesians 6:14.

The NLT version says: "Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth..."

The AMP version says: "So stand firm and hold your ground, having tightened the wide band of truth (personal integrity, moral courage) around your waist..."

The TPT version says: "Put on truth as a belt to strengthen you to stand in triumph."

When I am reading God's Word, and I find something that stands out to me, or something I want to know more about, I will dive into the other Bible Translations. If you haven't done that before, I would encourage you to do so as it has been very helpful to me and my faith journey.

The belt of truth is the belt that holds all the promises of God. And as long as you are wearing it, they are all yours for the taking. This is your belt of supply!

Think of a tool belt that you wear around your waist. All your tools are in this belt. Everything you need is found in this supernatural belt.

It is only by the Lord's protection that a believer can stand firm against all strategies of the devil. Without it our faith would waver, and we would be tossed to and fro.

In 1 Peter 5:8-9, it says, "Be sober [well balanced and self-disciplined], be alert and cautious at all times that the enemy of yours, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion [fiercely hungry], seeking someone to devour."

The enemy is real.

The devil is real.

Satan is real.

Whatever you prefer to call him, he is real.

There are so many people (Christians included) that don't believe that! I don't understand that, but as we read 1 Peter 5:8-9, we can clearly see this is Bible Truth.

I am here to tell you the enemy is real, and he hates God's chosen. Just like God has a plan for your life, the devil has one too, and according to John 10:10, "The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy..."

But we don't have to fear the enemy because God has EQUIPPED us for victory!

The devil is already defeated in Jesus' Name.

The Belt of Truth holds all the other pieces of the Armor in place. It refers to the truths of Scripture as opposed to the lies of Satan. Scripture says that Satan is the father of lies.

John 8:44 says, "He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar and the father of lies and half-truth."

If we don't know what God says about us, we will believe anything, including the lies.

Key Point: A lie becomes your truth the moment you believe it.

Think about that for a moment. When God first revealed that to me, I was blown away. Wow.

It doesn't matter what the lie is, if you take that as truth then it becomes your truth, your reality.

This is why we must immerse ourselves in God's Word so that His truth will make you free (John 8:32). God's Word is the infallible TRUTH. Your truth. Not everyone else's and not yours. You are absolutely included in the Promises of God. God's Word belongs to you as His chosen child.

God's promises for your life are part of your inheritance as co-heirs with Christ!

Check this out... people who work with money in the fraud department don't learn and focus on all the fraudulent pieces of money... they get to know and learn what the real money looks like.

They learn what the real thing is, so when something comes their way and it doesn't line up with what they have learned and trained on, they will know in a moment's time... this is not real. This is a lie.

We must do the same thing. We must read and meditate on God's Word and take that as our truth so when the enemy comes with his lies, we will know and know QUICKLY!

I say when he comes because he always does. He is persistent in his character, and he is out after God's chosen to get as many believers as possible to believe in his lies over God's promises.

Satan would love for us to not only believe in his lies about us, but... not even know who we are in Christ. When we don't know who we are, we can be easily misled. We can be tempted to believe in anything we hear.

He is after our identity. That is at the root of his schemes. If we can go a lifetime of not knowing who we are and whose we are, he has done his job well.

The enemy can be very sneaky, and if he can get God's children to be 'lost' their whole life, to live a defeating unfruitful life, not living in their purpose, then he has done his job well.

It's up to us to get into God's Word and be so full of His Truth (God's Word, the Scriptures) that there is no room for anything else, especially the lies of the evil one.

Think of it this way: we don't eat just once a week on Sundays. We eat daily. We eat multiple times, every day. We must treat spending time in the Word and with the Word like this but with even more importance.

We must make God's Word first and final priority in our life. It is vital.

Today in our culture, it can be so easy to allow the world to consume us and believe what 'they' say.

We have the power to put a stop to that, right now! Get in God's Word, talk to Him and ask Him to reveal who you are as His child.

Another way the Truth serves as a belt, holding together the full Armor of God, is our personal commitment to truth. That is living a life that is upright, transparent, and without deceit.

Integrity and honesty are vital to living a Christian life. People should know that they can depend on you to be a person of truth and principle.

When you finally see yourself as God sees you and you allow His truths to consume your whole being, you will be unstoppable because you will recognize a lie immediately!

It's time to rebuke and reject all lies and send them back to the pit of hell where they came from in Jesus' Name!

I declare over you today that when the enemy speaks his lies to you, that you will immediately recognize it as a lie! I declare those lies to be null, void, and powerless in your life. I declare that every lie that has been spoken over you (either by the enemy, someone else, or even yourself) is rendered and of no effect. I declare you are walking and living in God's Truth today and every day from here on out in Jesus' mighty Name. Amen.

QUESTION

What lie/s have you believed and taken on as your truths?

ACTION STEP

Write down each lie on a piece of paper and get in God's Word to find the Truth. Write out each Scripture and create your own custom declaration to speak over yourself! Daily.

DECLARATION

I put on the Belt of Truth today and every day, and I declare that when a lie comes my way, I recognize it quickly, and l replace it with God's Word which is Truth! My Truth. The Belt of Truth holds all of my promises in God as His chosen child, and I walk in His promises daily and in every situation I face, in Jesus' mighty Name. Amen.