Romans 13:8-14

CLOTHE YOURSELVES WITH CHRIST

Keywords 13:14

Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.

 

1. Pay the debt of love (8-10)

We are debtors to God, for he loved us with costly love. He wants us to pay that

debt by loving our fellow man. Only love fulfills his law. Real love builds up the

loved one; it does not tear him down. Using another to gratify one’s own desires

is not love. We must seek God’s best and highest will for those we love.

 

2. Put aside the deeds of darkness (11-14)

We don’t know when our Lord will come again. Paul says that the night is nearly

over and the day is almost here. It is time to put aside the deeds of darkness

and put on the armor of light. It is an urgent matter. Many people hold on to dark

secrets in their daily lives. Everything will be exposed soon. We can only defeat

the darkness when we invite Jesus into our lives to rule our hearts and thoughts

and actions every day and every night.

 

Prayer Lord, clothe me with Jesus and with the armor of light. Expose all the

dark places in my heart and in my thought world, and let Jesus rule.

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