GET RID OF THOSE OLD CLOTHS!!!

'...PUT OFF YOUR OLD SELF...PUT ON THE NEW SELF...'

EPHESIANS 4:22-24

When you entertain certain thoughts in the privacy of your own mind you may be tempted to excuse yourself by saying, 'What harm will it do?' What harm? More than you know! Ultimately you become whatever you dwell on. Paul writes; '...take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ' (2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV).

Take control of your thoughts or they'll take you places you don't want to go! Again Paul writes, '...put off your old self...put on the new self...' Now you may not want to admit that you're still wearing some of those old clothes.

But the truth is, you can't put on the new man until you first take off the old one. Furthermore, you can't hang those old clothes in the closet for a rainy day, or leave them on the floor to be tripped over. You've got to get rid of them! Read these words carefully:
'Put away all falsehood..."tell your neighbours the truth"...

Don't let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a mighty foothold to the devil. If you are a thief, stop stealing...using your hands for honest work...give generously to others in need. Don't use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be...helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them' (Ephesians 4:25-29 NLT).

Because God's Spirit lives within you, you don't have to

a) lie in order to advance your position
b) cheat to be prosperous
c) deceive to achieve
d) use your anger and your moods to control others;
e) engage in foul talk.

Those are old clothes - get rid of them!!!

Soul Food Reading:

Jer 1- 3;

Matt 22:1- 14;

Ps 21;

Pr 14:17-20

N / B FROM WORD FOR TODAY.....UCB JUNE 2007
N / B FROM WORD FOR TODAY.....UCB JUNE 2007
N / B FROM WORD FOR TODAY.....UCB JUNE 2007