Thursday’s Devotion: What Not to Wear

Colossians 3:12-14  Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.  Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.  And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Yesterday our scripture told us to clothe ourselves in Christ.  Today we get a new outfit from the writer of Colossians.  I do love clothes and shows about fashion.  On “What Not to Wear” the hostess goes through an individual’s closet and throws away all the dorky clothes. Then she teaches the woman how to dress smartly.  Colossians also has its version of What Not to Wear. It includes sexual immorality, impurity, greed, anger, malice towards others, lying and obscene language. I know putting together the perfect spiritual wardrobe is easier said than done.  I put on Jesus yesterday morning but changed clothes about midday when I got tired and frustrated at the time it was taking to make progress with the tasks at hand. We like our comfortable dorky clothes.  Change brings challenges but just like the guest on the TV show – we’ll achieve beauty if we listen to good advice and then act on it.

Blessed God, help us dress ourselves in goodness and to cast away the unattractive garments that are self-serving and unbecoming. We ask in Jesus’ name. Amen.