Devotional: The breastplate of righteousness isn’t a costume—it’s combat gear
By Pastor Drake Hunter | Commentary, Elevating Life Church
Reflecting on the lives of remarkable figures—Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Mother Teresa, Billy Graham, etc.—we discover a golden thread that weaves through each of their stories: character.
If asked how to live a good, just, and meaningful life, each would likely point not to power, fame, wealth, or status but to the inner life—the heart. Real character, a character that can meet the demands of a harsh reality, they’d say, isn’t a PR stunt; it’s forged in private, rooted in virtue, and revealed in action.
It’s one thing to know what’s right…it’s another to live it. That’s the difference between fantasy and fact.
In this mini-series, we’ve suited up with the Breastplate of Righteousness, anchoring ourselves not in...