Put Away Your Former Life

Now this I affirm and insist on in the Lord: you must no longer live as the Gentiles live, in the futility of their minds. They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart. They have lost all sensitivity and have abandoned themselves to licentiousness, greedy to practice every kind of impurity. That is not the way you learned Christ! For surely you have heard about him and were taught in him, as truth is in Jesus. You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, corrupt and deluded by its lusts, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to clothe yourselves with the new self, created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Ephesians 4:17-24

In July 1969 something really momentous occurred – the landing of man on the moon.

Our usual lives were suspended for the briefest of moments and some of us got to talk about life, God, and eternity. Our routine lives were interrupted, and our attention was shifted to what truly matters.

All of us need to shift our focus on a daily basis. Maintaining a regular time alone with God allows us to step away from our demanding jobs, break the routine, and concentrate on Him through the Bible and prayer.

What may seem like a small step can be a giant leap each day in our life of faith in Christ.

Each small step of faith is a giant step of growth.

Our Daily Bread – July 20, 2009