Clothing Your Identity - Colossians 3:12 (NIV)

Scripture of the Day
Colossians 3:12 (NIV)
"Clothing Your Identity"

Therefore, as GOD's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

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     Let's think about the super heroes.  They always have their super hero suit on . . . under other clothes to hide their identity!  Then when the time comes, they sneak off somewhere and take off the outer clothes to display their super hero identity!  Why don't they just walk around in their super hero suit and be who they are suppose to be!  Maybe it's because they will be expected to do super hero stuff all the time!  They can't say that the super hero suit is uncomfortable, because they always have it on under other clothes.  By covering their super hero clothing, they can decide when they will be a hero or pretend to be someone else!

     As Christians, we are suppose to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience!  And many of us wear these spiritual garments . . . under our worldly clothes!  Instead of just walking around being clothed by what GOD has told us, we cover them up with allot of worldly clothing.  Then when we think the time is appropriate (church, Christian friends, etc.), we sneak off somewhere and display our Christian identity!  Why don't we just walk around with our spiritual garments showing all the time?  Is it because we will be expected to be Christians all the time!  Or do we cover our spiritual clothing so that we can decide when we will be a Christian or not!  Don't cloth your identity with the spirit of this world, but be dressed in the Spirit of GOD!