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"Put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no plans to satisfy fleshly desires" - v.14 We all make enough mistakes without planning to make them! Our goal should be to submit to Christ and plan to obey Him. When we fail, we should run to Him for forgiveness. To keep us from failing we are to "put on Jesus" and make no plans to sin.

What does it mean to "put on Jesus"? That is an odd idea and a really strange picture. Actually we "put on" all the time. It is called acting, pretending and hypocrisy. Since we are truly in Christ, His desire is to transform us to be like Him. We need to stop "acting the part" and actually begin living the life. When we choose to sin, we are "acting" outside of God's desire for us. As we submit to Christ, His life becomes more evident than our sin.

One example would be earthly relationships. So many of them are rooted in "pretention". Do you really mean what you say? Are you able to love everyone the way Jesus does? Are your words and actions reflective of what Jesus would want from you? Now this is a tremendous challenge. One I fail daily! But still the challenge is for all of us who call ourselves christian.

Put on Jesus today! Live as He lived!