majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Ephesians 4:22-24,
"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off
your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to
be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self,
created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."
Here Paul speaks of our "old self", corrupted by its "deceitful
desires" and our "new self", created to be like God in true
righteousness and holiness. I don't feel Paul is simply using some
license here to embellish his letter when he speaks of our "new self".
We are, in fact, new selves, and what these new selves are is
jaw-dropping: "created to be like God in true righteousness and
holiness"! Where our lives have been marked by a sinful nature with
hearts that are deceitful, we have been made new.
In 2 Corinthians 5:17 Paul speaks of us becoming a "new creation".
Here in this passage in Ephesians he adds a bit of definition to this
"new creation". It is created "to be like God in true righteousness
and holiness." The fulfillment of this will take place in the
resurrection, but it is to be lived out today. As I think of it, how
awesome is this?!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment