and put on the new self [the regenerated and renewed nature], created in God’s image, [godlike] in the righteousness and holiness of the truth [living in a way that expresses to God your gratitude for your salvation].
Ephesians 4:24
Ephesians 4:24 says this, And that ye put on, ye put on. It doesn’t say God’s going to come and put this on for you. It says you better put it on. What are you putting on? The new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. You put it on. And the verse just prior to that, verse 23, tells us how to put it on.
and be continually renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh, untarnished mental and spiritual attitude]
Ephesians 4:23
The Bible tells us that the way we put on this newness that we have been given in our new birth is to be renewed in the spirit of our mind. We have to change our thinking. We have to stop and think as God says and not as we see or as we hear. If we continue to live as carnal men, using just what these eyes see, just what these ears hear, just what these hands can feel and where these feet can take us, we are going to be most miserable. Most miserable in the days to come.
God has made it very easy for us to live in the spirit by the spirit. But we have to put that on ourselves. We have to put it on. It’s not going to happen to you automatically. If you desire to live successfully in the days that are coming ahead. They are getting darker and darker and slimier, any way you look at it.
I’m overwhelmed almost daily at what I see in the news. How can it get any worse? And you turn it on tomorrow and guess what? It’s worse. It got worse. We are in a dark and fallen world. But God is still looking.
He is still looking for the man that He created. He is still looking for the one that is filled with Him and His power and His life and His ability and will take the dominion that has been given.