Ephesians 2: 8-9
December 2, 2023
FEAST OF SAINT FRANCIS XAVIER – 3rd DECEMBER
December 3, 2023
THE 2nd OF DECEMBER
THROUGH JESUS WE CAN CHANGE OUR WORLDLY WAY OF THINKING WITH THE GODLY ONE
If indeed you have heard Him (Christ) and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus: that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness. – Ephesians 4:21-24
Jesus is the absolute truth and both He and the way He lived His life are the perfect example for us. As Christians we are the Lord’s followers and we should learn from Him. We need to renounce our old life styles and to completely put off our former nature. The lusts of our carnal nature, led us to sin and corrupted our old self. But God made our restoration possible by the renewing of our minds. By the revelation of God’s Word, through the Holy Spirit, the sinful old way of thinking is being replaced with God’s truth.
The more we change the way we think, replacing the worldly mindset with God’s way of thinking, the more we change for the good and sin less. God’s Word is powerful and as it is revealed to us by the Holy Spirit, it works out our transformation and we become the person that God created us to be. The more we mature spiritually, the more we will have of the righteousness and holiness that come from God’s truth.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Heavenly Father, please help me continue to grow in the knowledge of Your Word. Please reveal to me through the Holy Spirit the meaning of Your Word when I study it, so that it will become real in my spirit and help me change. Please help me choose to constantly put off my old nature and put on the new self, regenerated and renewed by Your truth. So please help me Lord to live according to Your will and become more and more the person that You created me to be, having true righteousness and holiness. In the Name of Jesus. Amen.
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