In these you too once walked, when you were living in them.But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Colossians 3:7-8 – In our chapter Paul has multiple lists being given to us, and much of those lists outline the sinful things that were in our life before Jesus saved us. Handling sex in ways that God did not design, entertaining evil desires, speaking badly about other people: all such things Paul wanted his listeners to remember were parts of their lives that once were alive and active in their story…but now should be dead. Once they walked and lived with these things in their life, but now they needed to be put away. In an earlier verse he takes it to the next step and says such things need to be put to death. Why such intense language from Paul over these things? Because it’s things such as in these lists that caused us to be separated from God which led to Jesus dying on the cross for us. These things do not foster intimacy with God, but intimacy with the enemy. What then are parts of your old, pre-Jesus life that you haven’t put away yet? What mindsets, what habits, or what ways of speaking that you know are not pleasing to God yet haven’t been put off? The call is to a faithful life following the ways of Jesus, yet such sinful things are a roadblock to a healthy pursuit of Jesus. Identify what these things may be in your life and ask the Lord to reveal the ones you aren’t even aware of yet. We’ve been called to live holy as God is holy, such a life though takes a stepping away from the unholy parts of our life that Jesus died for. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3422
Question To Ponder: Why are some sinful parts of our life harder than others to walk away from?
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