Colossians 3:12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Those qualities sound like Jesus don't they? And God chose us to be 'in Him' and be like Him so we will produce those qualities too.
When we get up in the morning we choose what clothes we will wear according to what we will do that day. God, however has given us His designer range of clothes to wear.
He says you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, and humility. Clothe yourself with gentleness and patience. Sometimes we don't even think about it, which is why He's reminding us today what He wants us to wear.
You could always have a bit of fun with it to help you remember and think 'Today I'll wear navy blue mercy shoes. I'm going to put on a green kindness jumper and yellow gentleness shirt and turquoise patience jacket with a pink humility scarf'. You'll look like a rainbow but whatever colour you choose, having painted such a funny picture, I hope we will all remember to put them on now.😊
Paul continues with these words ...v.13 Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. v.14. Above all, clothe yourselves with love....
The one we must not forget to put on, on top of all the others is love, but it's not our love, it's God's love. Romans 5:5 .... For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love. How lovely is that, we have God's love in us to share with others.
So, whatever we're wearing today, let's remember to put on all of God's designer clothes first and make them any colour we like. They'll make us just like Jesus. Have a lovely weekend. 😊
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