First Presbyterian Church Of Baton Rouge

God had simply had enough of the corruption and the resulting affliction and pain of his people. He realized, “They can’t do this on their own. They can’t clean this up. They can’t fix themselves. I’m coming down. I’m coming down there myself.” And so God suited up for battle. He took off his fancy royal robe and for a moment his mighty arm was bared. Then he put on his armor. But the LORD’s warrior gear was donned in order to save. His helmet was not metal, but made of salvation. His breastplate was made not of iron but righteousness. He was coming to squash resistance to his rule of love and get his people back on the right footing. “A Redeemer will come to Zion, to those in Jacob who turn from their transgressions” (59: 20).