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Tuesday, November
20, 2007
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 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
showing up without any clothing 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
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 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 and 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 you so that you can
continue your walk, until you also can cross the goal line with our Lord,
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
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 you will need to do is discard your old street clothing, or our
old nature, and dress in our 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 he really is. So don’t be
fooled by those that try and 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 few will actually participate, only 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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