Standing Firm with the Word of Truth
“Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist….” This truth is found in the Word of truth—God’s revealed Word. When we anchor ourselves in it, we are strengthened against deception and moral drift. To buckle on the belt of truth means to know it, believe it, and live it. When the world wavers, we stand steady—secured by the Word of truth.
Proof Text: Ephesians 6:14 – “Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist….”
In a world filled with compromising actions, the truth seems to be lost. Perversion has invaded the world, with people who once stood firm suddenly falling away. However, Paul the Apostle reminds us to stand firm and to surround ourselves with the truth.
If you were ‘reasoned’ into Christianity, you must realise that a wise fellow can easily reason you out of it. The unmistakable truth is this: Christianity is not indoctrination but conviction! We must seek God for ourselves and keep seeking Him. Our relationship with God should be progressive.
The world is constantly hitting us with its own point of view and sin has now been ‘commonised’ – what was once seen as sin has now become an acceptable lifestyle. We need God to live right, think right and act right. We need God to stand; we need God to affirm our confession of faith, because no one is too good or too bad to be tempted. Everyone faces temptation, and anything close to Jesus receives attack.
Therefore, we must not only equip ourselves with the Truth but must also be ready to fight for it, stand for it and represent it. To fight for the Truth is to stand by what God has spoken and shown you, even when no one seems to be on your side, when everyone and everything seems to be working against you.
In order for us to do this we must be deeply rooted in God’s Word. We must sit with His Word until it becomes life to us daily. This is how we prevail over the vices of the enemy, that is, by the Word of our testimony and by the Blood.
People of God, when the world seems to be against you because of who you represent, continue to represent Him and stand for Him, for those who honour God through their trials will be honoured by God through their trials.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, help me to stand firm in Your Word of Truth. Save me from perversion and corruption. Keep me Holy and pure and give me the grace to know You until the end, in Jesus’ name. Amen.