In line with Far Left traditional. 
The Underwear of Love
If you have been saved for very long you have probably heard about
the "Armor of God" in *Ephesians 6:14-18,"Stand therefore, having
your loins gird about with truth, and having on the Breastplate of
righteousness; and your feet shod with the preparation of the
gospel of peace; above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith
ye shall be able to quench the fiery darts of the wicked. And take
the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the
Word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication for
all saints." However, there is more to it than just what is
mentioned above.
That's right! There is other clothing which is just as essential as
the rest, and you will find it in **Colossians 3:12-15, which
states, "Since God chose you to be the holy people whom he loves,
you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness,
humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for
each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you.
Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the
most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is
what binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace
that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one
body you are all called to live in peace. And always be
thankful."
This is clothing that we must put on before we wear the armor. We
cannot even attempt spiritual warfare until we have put on first
the clothes that go underneath.
This may sound a little strange to some of you but for three
reasons I feel that we should call love, the underwear of love!
First, the Bible says it is the most important piece of clothing
that we should wear and no matter what gender you are or what
clothes go on top of it, everyone wears underwear! The second
reason is because the Bible says to speak the truth in love, and
thirdly, that love is binding. How can we gird our loins with truth
unless we first bind ourselves in love. Anyone that has ever had
the truth spoken to them without love will realize just how much
that chafes!
Forgiveness can be our shirt in order to guard our heart from anger
and bitterness. We can't wear the Breastplate of righteousness
without it.
Patience, our slacks. We must cover our legs with patience as we
stand in the gap for our loved ones. Sometimes, it takes a
while!
Next, we have socks of Gentleness. We can't prepare to reconcile
someone to peace with our gospel shoes until we first take on
gentleness.
Then we have gloves of Mercy and of Kindness, so that when we deal
with others we treat them with mercy and kindness. Our one hand
holds the shield of faith which we would know nothing about without
understanding mercy, and our other hand holds the sword of the
Spirit which is the Word of God. We need kindness to use our
swords. The Word of God spoken without kindness is not an effective
weapon.
Finally, we have a cloak of humility. This protects our back. In
those moments when we feel we can't stand anymore and we retreat to
the Father's arms the cloak of humility protect us from the
onslaught of the enemy.
We should wear these clothes when we deal with our brothers and
sisters in Christ and when we deal with the world. We don't take
these things off and then put the armor on, rather, we wear it all
together!
Now let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts
knowing you are fully prepared for whatever comes your way, and
knowing that when you pray, God answers. Be at peace with your
brothers and sisters in Christ.
Always be thankful to God for showing us how to put on each article
of clothing and use each piece, for the Holy Spirit teaches us all
things.
*King James Version
**New Living Bible Translation
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