The Epiousios — ἐπιούσιος, the “daily” of “give us this day our daily bread”. It stands in and , and nowhere else in Scripture.
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Righteousness as a BreastplateOld Testament
“For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak.”
(KJV)
The armour was God's own before it was ever issued to anyone. Paul is not inventing a metaphor; he is handing out what Isaiah saw Him wearing.
Examine your daily habits and cast off secret compromises.
Passage:
Focus: Clothe yourself daily in the moral character of Jesus Christ.
Ask yourself: What have you left within easy reach that you know you will use badly? Not the sin itself — the provision for it. Removing that is usually more honest than resolving harder.
Jehovah our Father, arm me today with the armour of light. Let Your Holy Spirit expose the hidden corners of my heart and give me grace to stand against every temptation. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Captain of my salvation. Amen.