Do you have your "clothes" on?
Thoughts from Paul to the Church at Colosse on the "clothes" we should wear as Christians. - Colossians 3:12-14 :Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. (New International Version)
What do clothes do? What clothes should we wear to both display and protect the virtues provided to us by Christ in our new life? - Compassion (vs. 12)
- Kindness (vs. 12)
- Humility (vs. 12)
- Gentleness (vs. 12)
- Patience (vs. 12)
- Love (vs. 14)
What might we sometimes cover up in our life? - Grievances with one another. (vs. 13)
How can we uncover these grievances? - Forgive each other - as the Lord forgave us. (vs. 13)
What portion of clothing binds these clothes together in perfect unity? - Love (vs. 14 - love, which binds them all together in perfect unity).
Prayer: Lord, each day as I get dressed - please help me to remember that I need to put on not only my physical clothes - but the spiritual clothes you have provided me and enabled me to wear through the death and resurrection of your son Jesus Christ.
6:28:38 AM 
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