What to Wear Today?

When I got ready to leave the house today, I went to the closet and took inventory of what clothes were available for what task was to be done. Did I did a white dress shirt and tie for the business setting, or did I need a casual shirt and jeans to go to Target, or an older set of jeans and T-Shirt with paint on it so I could work outside. If you are like me, I really have too many clothes and thus 1000's of clothing combinations possible. In the scripture today, I will go to the closet of God and not find a white shirt but something else. Let's take a look.

Scripture

Romans 13:14a Rather, clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

Observation

As I look at my clothes closet there should be ONE choice hanging there....the Lord Jesus Christ.

Application

COACH, Calvin Klein, Armani, Acko, DC, Crew...what brand do of clothing is my favorite? I can't wear any designer stuff, so I just wear JC Penney!! :) But if I do inventory of how I am adorning myself I have to ask myself this question. What am I more concerned about, adorning this pile of dust with a COACH purse and shoes( I know I'm a guy and wouldn't do that but that seems to be the chic combination) or should my concern be clothing myself with the Lord Jesus Christ? My point is that I spend so much time and energy to make me look presentable to the public, but did I clothe myself with Christ today? And where were these clothes of the Lord Jesus Christ, were they right in front or were they behind a Gucci shirt? And how to I clothe myself in Christ? The answer for that is found in Romans chapter 12 and 13. It starts in Rms 12:9; Love, Hate evil, cling to good, be devoted to each other, be zealous, be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer, bless others, don't be proud, don't take revenge, love your neighbor, love fulfills the law, be awake, put aside deeds of darkness behave decently. It is a great picture of the types of things we should be wearing. So if I am wearing Christ today, you should be able to see those clothes, thus you should see my life represented by things written in Romans 12-13. Let's go to the closet, and pick the One piece of clothing that TRULY is One Size Fits All!!!

Prayer,

Father, my closet is full of things that adorn this decaying body of flesh. I spent hours a day/week making it look good. Thank you for your word that clears shows me what to be truly clothed with, and that is Christ. I pray that you would help me each day to put on the covering that will truly protect me from life and that is Christ. Amen.