Putting on the new man, who has been created according to the will of God (Ephesians 4:24)
When we moved house five years ago, we discovered that the old owner had left us six dining room chairs. The chair is upholstered in a beautiful woven fabric of African art, the artistic zebra stripes. We appreciate the unexpected gift. And we often use the dining table to entertain guests.
When we recently moved again, we felt that the chairs needed to be remodeled to match our new décor. So then I called a furniture builder and asked, Shouldn't we just put the new material on the existing fabric? He replied, No, you will deform the chair if you only put new material on top of the old material.
Likewise, God's work in our lives. He is not interested simply in changing our spiritual appearance. Rather, He intends to replace our character with the so-called new man, made in the image of Christ (Ephesians 4:24) . The flesh has a tendency to display religious activities, but that is not the work of the Holy Spirit. He will completely change us from within.
However, the process is a working partnership (Philippians 2: 12,13). If we daily put aside our old behavior and afterward replace it with divine behavior, then a God of grace will work in us through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Allah wants to renew us- HDF
WHEN YOU ACCEPT GOD'S
WORK IN CHRIST YOU JUST BEGIN
WORK IN CHRIST YOU JUST BEGIN
*) Take from Daily Meditation