Romans 13:14 Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.
Have you ever wondered what to wear in the morning or forgotten to take a raincoat when it forecast rain? When I was small I was half way to church when I realised I had fluffy slippers on and my brother was so exasperated with me as he had to take me home again to put my proper shoes on!😊
I expect we all feel a bit more confident when we wear something appropriate for the occasion or that makes us look nice, and Jesus talked about the lilies of the field being dressed beautifully and how God will do the same for us.
But in this verse Paul is telling us to check and see if we have our spiritual clothes on each day, to clothe ourselves with Jesus Himself. We read verses but what do they mean in our day to day so we can be doers of the word not hearers only. How do we put on Christ?
Paul is very clear and reminds us to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience and forgiveness and to bind them all together with love and to always be thankful. (Col 3:12-15)
He says we have to take some other things off first, like immoral living, arguing and being jealous, anything that would not be in the nature of Jesus. It might be gossip or being judgemental or prejudiced. He says in the previous verses to take them off like dirty clothes!
Thank You Lord for giving us our wonderful wardrobe of clothes to wear. Help us to remember to put them on as though we were dressing ourselves in Jesus Himself wherever we go. In Jesus name. Amen.
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