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.
“Now that they are ‘in Christ’, they have the responsibility, in the power of the Spirit, to take off the old lifestyle, the old way of being human, like someone stripping off a shabby and worn suit of clothing. It may have become comfortable. You may be used to it, and even quite like it. Familiar old clothes are often like that, and brand new ones often feel a bit strange. But if you want to live as a new person in and for the king, the old suit of clothes has to come off, and the new one has to go on.” [NT Wright, Ephesians for Everyone, 52]
Do you see that God has your life in mind even more than what you have in mind… even more than what you see and think? No matter how young or long we have been a Christian, God has something new for every single one of us – that’s a given – but are we willing to let go of the old or even what we currently know? Put off the old and let God make your mind new. Say yes to the Father for the new he has in mind and walk into it as you worship to “Here Again” by Elevation Worship (Click here).
– JH