Put on the New

Put on is a phrase we use every day. Because on a daily basis, we do the

physical act of putting on clothes and shoes in order to be clothed. Just

as we get clothed physically, we also need to get clothed spiritually. In

Ephesians 4:24, we learn that, in Christ, we put on a new nature. In

Colossians 3, we see that our new nature is being formed into Jesus’s

image, giving us a nature that is after God’s nature. Since our new nature

is likened after God’s holy nature, we reject and turn away from sin,

anything that goes against God or hurts our neighbor. For instance, in

Colossians 3:9-11, we are admonished not to lie to one another because the

new nature we have put on does not lie. It is being renewed in knowledge

in the image of its Creator (verse 10), and God does not lie (Numbers

23:19). God is the One who clothes us with His holiness and righteousness.

As soon as we become a Christian, we are given a new outfit. In order for

us to put on the new nature, we have to put off the old one. In Christ, we

have the Holy Spirit, empowering us to choose to live in holiness and

righteousness in our words, thoughts, and deeds. God walks alongside us and

gives us grace as we put on the new nature and as we are being formed more

and more into Jesus’s image. Enid Adah Nyinomujuni Reread Colossians

3:1-17. What things are not from our new nature in Christ? What things are

from our new nature? How do Jesus’s death and resurrection give us a new

identity? For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed

yourselves with Christ. Galatians 3:27 (NIV)

Read Verses:

Galatians 3:27; Ephesians 4:24; Colossians 3:1-Colossians 3:17