Colossians 3:12 - Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
As God's chosen people how do you clothe yourselves? Sure I clothe myself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience, but I also tend to put on other things as well. I often put on things that aren't in agreement with this list. I sometimes am unkind, intolerant, inpatient and not compassionate. How about you?
Colossians 3:13 - Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
I find when I've clothed myself with the wrong things that it's difficult to bear with others and the things they do. I find it hard to forgive.
Colossians 3:14 - And over all of these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Wow...on top of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience I also need to put on love?
To be honest I all to often find it easier to show myself as compassionate, kind, humble and patient with those that I don't love. I seem to lose these things when dealing with the people I love most. Do you?
Today I pray that God helps us clothe ourselves with the right stuff. I pray that He gives us compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience for all people we encounter, but especially for those who we tend to take for granted. I pray he shows us the grievances we are carrying and how to lay them down and forgive. I pray Jesus shows us the guilt we are carrying and how to lay it down at the foot of his cross.
God bless!
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