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Today’s Scripture: Romans 13:14 NIV: Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
Our sinful nature can take us to some pretty dark places can’t it? I am amazed at my outright defiance at times to what I know is right. How do we protect ourselves from ourselves?
Paul says we should “clothe” ourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ. Commentaries say this term meant to follow Jesus’ example, imitate or copy His spirit or to take Him as our instructor. We have to look to Him. My experience is that if I look at or to myself very long I can quickly go to some dark and evil places. Do you ever struggle with your flesh and your sinful nature?
Romans 13:12 suggests that we “cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.” How do we do that? Follow Jesus’ example. He was only about the Father’s business; He went off in solitude to pray to His Father and when tempted in the desert He referred to the word of God that was written on His heart. He looked to the Father and we must do that. Today we can look to Him, go and pray to Him and seek His Word for His example.
Today’s Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the example of Jesus. Thank You for offering Your cloak to cover me. I will look to you today and I thank you for covering up my evil desires. Thank You for giving me Your armor of light to protect me from the evil one and myself. Your protection and love is all I need. I turn to You now O LORD; teach me Your ways. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
Thanks, Tom! I needed to hear that today.
Sandy, thanks for stopping by and I am thankful this helped you today too. I certainly needed this verse today! May we focus on Him and His clothing today!
I think I need protected more from myself than from anything else. sort of the old Romans 7 jig. Thanks Tom.
Amen Bill, no doubt that my sinful desires are scary and I am thankful that HIs armor of light can pretect me if I choose to wear it! I am thankful for His desires that can overwhelm my own! I can not afford to look away. Have a great day!
What an encouraging passage. So often I try to toss off “my sinful nature” but instead cloak myself with something else… (not Jesus). Thanks for the reminder, Tom.
Thanks Dustin, I think I have tried on just about every other piece of clothing. Loved this morning’s description of ‘ARMOR OR LIGHT”. We can reach for that garment!
I’m with Bill…I am my own worst enemy. God protect me from me.
And I agree with you in praying: thank you God, for giving me Your armor of light to protect me from the evil one and myself.
Today…I will walk in light.
love to you Tom~Robin
Thank you Robin, good to hear from you and thankful for the armor of light!