Scripture

The night is almost gone; the day of salvation will soon be here. So remove your dark deeds like dirty clothes, and put on the shining armour of right living.

Observation

We must love our neighbour, for in doing this we will fill every command of the law.

The day of salvation is getting closer. Therefore we must live holy lives. We must take off the old clothes of darkness and put on the shining armour of God’s light. Our lives must be decent and proper, reflecting the fact that we belong to the light.

Instead of all the sinful, fleshly ways of living, we must clothe ourselves with the presence of Jesus.

Application

It is wrong when christians do not live lives that are materially different from their neighbours. Many claim to be born again but their deeds deny this.

Our lives must first be marked by love for those around us. We love people because God first loved them. In doing this we fulfil every requirement of the Old Testament law.

Our lives must also be marked by holiness. We have been “called out” from the world, living in it but set apart from sin.

We must “clothe ourselves with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ”, allowing His love, His holiness, His grace to lead every aspect of our lives.

Prayer

Lord you have called me to a high path, a way of living very different from the world. Please help me to live a life that is honouring to the name of Christ. Amen.