The halfbaked Bard

And with your feet fitted with the readiness of the gospel of peace. Eph:6:14 Love the gospel of peace. Love people. Be ready always to share God's love and how He made peace with mankind. Be willing to take extra efforts to share Him. Take radical steps. Like Jim Eliot.  Be a Lottie D. Moon of this generation. Like Graham Staines. Be a Dr. Tharian. Be a Dr. KV. Be a Philip John Kottarathil. It might look foolish for the world. But you will be still wise in God's eyes. Be ready. Image courtesy: https://www.ibelieve.com/christian-living/what-are-the-feet-fitted-with-readiness-from-the-gospel-of-peace.html

With the breastplate of righteousness in place. Eph:6:14 Breastplate covers and protects the heart. Heart is the core of a being. Heart exposed is the end. Cover your core with the righteousness imputed from the Son. A sinner redeemed by Grace you are. Sin was your root. But you are indeed a new creation. Not inclined to the rotten ways anymore. But inclined to Christ's righteous ways. No condemnation for you are in Christ Jesus. The core forms the man. So let righteousness define you.  Not yours. For your righteousness is like filthy rags. Let Christ's righteousness be in place. Be in the right place of your life. Let it be the center of your life. Image credit: https://www.wyrmwick.com/paladin-armour-set

Eph:6:14 Belt of truth, buckled around your waist. That holds all your armour. The core of it all is the truth of the gospel. Believe in it always. Always be aware of from where you have been called; humbling yourselves. The righteousness of God. That has been imputed upon us. Not by our merit. But by the grace of God. Always binded by the truth. No matter what happens, to stick to the truth. Because He is true. Image credit: https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-terms/what-is-the-belt-of-truth-in-the-armor-of-god.html

Finally be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Eph:6:10 Be strong. Do not fear. Do not be discouraged. Do not lose heart. Be strong against the schemes of the devil. You may seem weak. But the One who is in you is more powerful than the one who is in the world. Put on the full armour and be strong. Isn't it beautiful to think - God with all His might and power could have just annihilated the devil. But what He chooses to do is to enable His power in weaklings like me, to defeat Him. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.  Image courtesy: https://www.vecteezy.com/free-photos/strong-hand

The Lord will reward everyone for whatever good he does. Eph:6:8 A reward is waiting. For every good that you do. Big or small - that will not disappoint you. Because it is given not based on your deeds. But based on the goodness of the Giver. And He is good. This is a conclusion of a series of admonitions from St. Paul. - To wives - submit. - To husbands - love. - To children - obey. - To fathers - do not exasperate. - To slaves - obey. serve. Why will God reward if you do these routine mundane things?  It is because, it is the acronym that we do in this fallen world. Though we are tuned to do this, we are inclined to do the opposite, because we are fallen. So resist. Fight the good fight, finish the race, keep the faith, and there is in store for you the crown of righteousness which the Lord, the righteous judge will award you on that day. Amen. Image credit : https://davidjeremiah.blog/what-kind-of-rewards-will-believers-receive-in-heaven/

Eph:6:7 Serve wholeheartedly as if you were serving the Lord. There is no slave - master relation in the present world. But this is all the more relevant for an employer - employee relation. Or a subordinate - boss relation. A resident - HOD or a resident - management relation. Work with sincerity of heart as you would obey Christ. Wholeheartedly as if you were serving Christ. Full effort. For the betterment of the company. Be a pro- company man always. Desiring good for the company / senior / boss. Work as a unit. Not seeking personal benefits. Your sincerity at work is a face of your testimony. Your genuinity is your identity as a child of God. Bosses - treat your subordinates in a way knowing that your master and their master in heaven is the same. They are in no way inferior to you. You are all one in Christ. Brothers and sisters in Christ. Let us not make it difficult at work. Let us be sincere and wholehearted.  Image courtesy: https://in.pinterest.com/pin/bharat-...