“Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.” — William Shakespeare
2 Corinthians 2:14-17
14But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere.15For we are the aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing,16to one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficienta for these things?17For we are not, like so many, peddlers of God’s word, but as men of sincerity, as commissioned by God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.
Ephesians 4:23-24 NLT
23Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. 24You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God’s likeness-righteous, holy, and true.
As we seek the Lord, we must also think and behave differently. We must have a different attitude than the world has and that we used to have. After all, we have been made new in Christ. (Perhaps Shakespear’s qoute is amplified by the fact that people have come to expect more from Christians and when we fail, our sins are magnified, creating an unexpected, strong stench that draws attention away from our Savior and towards our flesh.)
Now, we cannot renew ourselves on our own. However, we can guard ourselves from corrupting influences by spending more time in God’s word, more time in prayer and in praise of our Lord and Savior. He has made it possible for our renewal and restoration.
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We must offer ourselves to God, completely and consistently. Ultimately and fortunately, it is God himself who does the renewing. And its not just when we are saved, but daily, if we desire it.
Only God’s grace can sustain, empower, and renew us. Therefore, let’s offer ourselves to Him. Then, let’s confidently ask for His grace to empower, perfect, and renew us in thought, in action and in our deeds!
Father, we come to you asking for your grace to make us new in the way we look at each other, new in the way we think and new in our spirits. Let our hearts be filled with your love and our actions be based in that love. This we ask, in Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Bro. Dracy
For God So Loved The World…….John 3:16