Memorise: And that ye put on the new man, which
after God created in righteousness and true holiness. Ephesians 4:24
The Bible says; “… they that are after the flesh do
mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of
the Spirit.” (Romans 8:5)
This us why there is a need to put on the new man.
As our memory verse states, we must put on the new man created after God in
righteousness and true holiness. This is made possible through our reliance on
the grace made available by Jesus Christ the Son of the living God.
“The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second
man is the Lord from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they also that are
earthy: and as is the heavenly, such they also that are heavenly.” 1st Corinthians
15:47-48
To put on a new man, we must accept the Lord from
heaven. The reason is that He is the One that can quicken our mortal bodies and
transform them to the original image of God in us which has been altered by
sin. When one encounters Jesus Christ, his or her testimony will be like that
of the apostles when he wrote:
“I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live;
yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh
I live in the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.” Galatians
2:20
There is danger in living a life void of faith in
the Son of God, because without faith no man can please the Lord. It is by
faith that we know that all have sinned and come short of the glory of God
(Romans 3:23). It is by faith that we can run away from all appearances of
evil. It was lack of faith in God that made Adam and Eve doubt the warning that
God gave them concerning the forbidding fruit. Ever since then, this act of
disobedience has remained a contagion within the human race. Are you among
those who think the law of God has become outdated and so you break it with
impunity? Repent today because tomorrow may be too late. Paul, an apostle,
further wrote that we should walk in the Spirit so that we may not fulfil the
lust of the flesh (Galatians 5:16). Beloved, let us consider today’s memory
verse as an express command from God, and let us put on, Jesus Christ, the
perfect image of the Almighty Father.
Prayer Point: Father, let my life reflect the image
of Your Son Jesus.
Bible in one year, 1st Samuel 26-28,
Proverbs 8:22-36
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