Dan Gould

Tag: Ephesians 4

  • Bible Challenge – Ephesians 4

    Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from Him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God – truly righteous and holy. Ephesians 4:21-24

    I don’t know about you, but sometimes I find myself trying to fit back into my old nature. It can happen in a split second by saying something that I really shouldn’t say or being in a place that I shouldn’t have allowed myself to be in causing me to do things or act in ways I shouldn’t act. However, living in the new life and striving to put on the new nature is a choice that has to be made daily. This is why it is so important for me to spend time with God. It’s in these times that God speak to me through His Inspired Word (the Bible) and the power of the Holy Spirit begins to renew my thoughts and attitudes. It’s here that I am convicted of sin and conformed to image of Christ. The more time I spend with God the easier it is to live in the new life He’s provided through the Cross of Christ. Daily, I remind my self I have been Born Again!

    Father, help me live in the newness of life you have provided though the Cross. Help be to delight in you so you can be shown through me. Give me the power to resit the Devil by renewing my thoughts through the power of your Holy Spirit. Let me guard my heart, In Jesus Name, Amen!

    When you read Ephesians 4 what speaks to you?

  • Ephesians 4

    “Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, 22 throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. 23 Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. 24 Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.” v. 21-24 (NLT)

    Choices!  Let’s be honest, some are easier than others, but they all impact who we become.  The Bible says that we need to throw off all the things that are from our old life that keeps us from living in the New Life that Christ has given us.  There should be a difference and people should be able to see that difference in the way we live.  We are to be the light of the world.  Living the Christian life is a process.  Although we have a new nature, we don’t automatically think all the good thoughts and express all all right attitudes when we become new people in Christ.  But if we keep listening to God, we will be changing all the time.  The question we need to ask ourselves is this, “Am I more like Christ today than I was yesterday?”  This has been something I have really been focusing on this week since I challenged our students with it this last weekend.

    Today, let take some steps toward Chirst.  Lets throw off some of our old nature that keeps us trapped in sin and trust God to develop our new nature that has been given to us by Jesus.  Lets strive to become more like Christ today than we were yesterday!