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Tuesday, July 27,
2010
You Putting Me On?
Psalms 93:1 The LORD reigneth, he is
clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath
girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.
(KJV)
You have been invited to a wedding feast,
a royal occasion taking place in the Spiritual realm. This occasion
requires a royal dress code, the same clothing that the King is wearing,
and wore when He walked this earth as well. The fact that you wouldn’t
attend a wedding occasion here on earth in old filthy rags, or show up
without any clothing on would be improper as well. What is considered
proper attire that our Lord will approve of?
Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus
Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
(KJV)
By putting on Jesus Christ it covers our
old fallen nature, and allows us to walk in the Spirit, not fulfilling the
lusts and desires of the old man. Like the term dressed to kill, the old
man and its nature dies on a daily basis so that the new creation in Christ
within us will cover us with His righteousness.
Galatians 3:26-27 For ye are all the
children of God by faith in Christ Jesus. (27) For as many of you as have
been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. (KJV)
For those of you that have ever watched a
sporting event, the teams are identified by their uniforms, which identify
them with a certain organization. Once you have been baptized, immersed
into Christ, you are now identified with the family of God, and you follow
the game plan that He put into effect for His winning team. You are given a
Spiritual uniform with the proper protection as well to keep you safe from
injury and keep you in the game.
Ephesians 6:10-12 Finally, my brethren,
be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. (11) Put on the whole
armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
(12) For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against
principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this
world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. (KJV)
Football is a fitting example also, if
one was to try to play the game without properly suiting up it would not be
long before they would be carried out on a stretcher in need of medical attention.
The Lord has provided each and every believer with His Spiritual armour to
protect them, so that they can continue their walk until they also can
cross the goal line with Him and enter into His eternal celebration.
1Thessalonians 5:8-9 But let us, who are
of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for
an helmet, the hope of salvation. (9) For God hath not appointed us to
wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, (KJV)
The Lord’s game plan is a winning
strategy, one that was obtained by Jesus Christ, and the same plan that
should be the goal of every believer. Being properly dressed and following
His design is what will allow us to obtain the same victory as He did so
that we will be allowed access to the victory celebration. The wrath is for
the losing team, the one that was not prepared and fit for the contest, the
team that gets penalized for illegal procedure.
Colossians 3:8-10 But now ye also put off
all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of
your mouth. (9) Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old
man with his deeds; (10) And have put on the new man, which is renewed in
knowledge after the image of him that created him: (KJV)
In order to ready yourself for the
contest you need to be fitted for your new uniform. The first thing that you
will need to do is discard your old street clothing or your old nature, and
dress in your new team uniform fit for the Master’s use with the team logo
written on it. Our new man is renewed in a winning game plan after our team
leader that has already placed first for us.
Ephesians 4:22-24 That ye put off
concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according
to the deceitful lusts; (23) And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;
(24) And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in
righteousness and true holiness. (KJV)
You have been on a losing team for a long
time and are now become a free agent in Christ, ready to sign on with Him.
You get to begin your career all over without spot or blemish, without
remembrance of all your losses and failures, a clean slate to start a new
life in Christ, one with a proven winning record.
Matthew 7:15 Beware of false prophets,
which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening
wolves. (KJV)
But watch out, because the devil tries to
make illegal substitutions, disguising his workers with a similar uniform
on the outside, but for those that know the game plan can see right through
it for the loser that he really is. So don’t be fooled by those that try to
sell themselves as members of the same team, because they are just trying
to sneak in and disrupt the game plan, steal the victory from those that
are not alert.
2 Timothy 2:19-21 Nevertheless the
foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them
that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from
iniquity. (20) But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and
of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to
dishonour. (21) If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a
vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, and prepared
unto every good work. (KJV)
The Lord is making up His roster; the
name of the team is Christ. He has many trying out for His team but only a few
will actually participate, only a few will be ready and of use to be put
onto the field and carry out His game plan. Are you ready to go, are you
suited up and available when He calls your name? The Lord is asking His
people, ‘are you putting Me on?’ So are you putting on a false front trying
to sneak across the goal line, or will you follow His plan of success with
His Spiritual blockers making a path across the goal line for you?
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