Standard Procedure
Since
we have been saved by Christ, our life is now hidden with Christ. When Christ,
who is our life, appears, then we will also appear with him in glory. Since our
life is no longer earthly, but heavenly, we should set our minds on thing
above. Therefore, let’s put to death whatever belongs to our earthly nature. Here is the world's standard procedure:
Sexual Immorality- Let’s put to
death our twisted ideas of God’s gift of sex. If we have wrong ideas of sex, we
will become impure.
Impurity- Let’s keep
ourselves from being twisted and depraved from philosophies and ideologies of this
world. The more we link ourselves to this world, the more this world gets
inside of us and pollutes us. When we become impure, our propensity to lust is
uncontrollable.
Lust- Let’s rid our desire to attain
things which don’t belong to us. Who are we to believe that we deserve one
thing or the other? We lust after possessions and people as if they are meant
to satisfy us and even able to satisfy our insatiable cravings. Once we let
lust control us, we are nothing but a set of evil desires.
Evil Desires- When we allow
our self to be reduced to a set of evil desires, we cannot live the life God
intends for us and only the blood of Jesus can save us from destruction.
We
used to walk in those ways, in the life we once lived. But now we must also rid
ourselves of these:
Anger- When we are
quick to anger, we can’t love people as were are meant to. Anger hinders the
fruit of the spirit in our life. When anger becomes our standard mode of
operation, we give way to rage.
Rage- Rage causes us to be
uncontrollably angry. We are doomed to follow our emotions. When rage gets a
hold of us, it leads to malice and slander.
Malice- When we become
angry and are thrown into rage, we have the desire to inflict injury, harm or
suffering on another. This is destructive to any person.
Slander- When we give
way to anger, not only do we want to hurt them, but we want to destroy our
friends reputations and name. I pray gossip no longer tastes savory to our
tongue. We need to build each other up, even when no one is around.
Filthy Language- Once we give way
to anger, rage, malice, and slander, we become nothing but a pile of filthy
language and filthy deeds unusable by God for His glory.
Sin is progressive in nature. Good and evil
both increase at compound interest. The little decisions you and I make
everyday transforms our very core. You
are either becoming more and more like Christ or you are becoming more and more
like the world, or like the devil. Let’s stop lying to each other since we have
taken of our old self with all of its practices and have put on the new self,
which in being renewed in the image of its Creator. There is no one who
is any greater or less than the other. Jesus Christ is all and He is in all.
As Christians, we have a new standard procedure. As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, let’s clothe ourselves with the fruit of the spirit. Let’s bear with each other and forgive one another. We are
all foolish and fallen. Let’s rejoice in what God has done in us. Forgive as
the Lord forgave you. And over all of these virtues, the one that binds them
together in perfect unity is love.
Let
the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body we were
called to peace. We will still face storms, but we delight in the peace God
gives us. The primary way we remain peaceful is by thankfulness. We let the
message of Jesus dwell richly inside of us as we teach and admonish others. When we take responsibility for the growth of
others, our own relationship with Jesus is taken to a whole new level. Lets
teach can worship in songs, poems, thoughts, ideas, blog posts, prayers,
actions, projects, gifts, and letters with the help of the Spirit, singing with
gratitude in our hearts. Whatever we do, whether in word or deed, let’s do it
all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.
Submit
It’s
a verb that people no longer enjoy. But
joy is found in service, not status. Only when we humble ourselves and live
through the new self that Jesus has given us will we experience the way life
was meant to be lived. When we serve, it doesn’t matter what we do as long as
we do it with all of our heart. Every
time we serve, we serve Jesus. There is no favoritism. If you bring joy to
the Father in your service, he will bring joy to you. Likewise, anyone who does
wrong will be repaid for their wrongs. Why should we continue to live miserably
when we can find joy just by serving others? If you really get in touch with
God, you will be humble—delightfully humble, feeling the infinite relief of
having for once got rid of all the silly nonsense about your own dignity which
has made you restless and unhappy all your life.
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