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Colossians 3:9-10
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken
off your old self with its practices and have
put on the new self, which is being renewed in
knowledge in the image of its Creator.
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January 26
Renewal
The last several devotions have discussed how we
are a new creation at the
moment of our salvation and that we are given a
new attitude and new self.
What Colossians tells us is that we must work to
maintain our new self in top condition.
It makes sense that even if we are given
something new that it is subject to wearing
down. A new car will quickly wear out if
it isn't properly maintained. We live in a
sinful world and even if we are a new creation,
we still operate with sin all around us.
Not until we are called to heaven and given a
resurrected body will we not be subject to sin
and wearing down.
In order to keep our life in the best condition,
we need renewal. God is ultimately the who
does the renewal but we have an important part
to do in this. Keeping up the car analogy,
God is the mechanic to our life - making sure
that everything stays in top running shape.
But the mechanic can't do the work unless we
take the car to him.
We are renewed in knowledge of God. We
work to get to know God better. The
Christian life is a relationship with God.
It is not a one step process. Salvation is
the starting line, not the finish line.
The more we get to know God, the better our
relationship is going to be with Him.
The more we are renewed in knowledge, the better
our new life is going to be. God will keep
us well maintained so that we can enjoy the life
that He meant for us. |
