“U.S. Olympic athletes wear uniforms. How could we not now read Romans 13:14? “Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”
Dressing properly is very important. One does not wear a tuxedo to the beach and one would not wear a t-shirt and jeans to visit the President. Neither should one dress like that to come to worship the Lord of the Universe. But they do and that is something that totally amazes me. The problem is one of teaching respect and apparently the failure is ours that we have not educated our youth. However, I notice it spills out into many areas of life. Very few young people will hold a door open for an elderly lady or drop the adjective “elderly” and it is still true. I realize this is an “old people’s gripe” and most likely every generation says the same thing about the generation following them.
But back to the real issue. Dress up with Christ. With the aid of the Holy Spirit endeavor to be as much like Him as we can. Each day we should not only be polite onto others but do battle with the desires of our sinful nature. And should we soil the garment, what shall we do? Put it on again tomorrow and notice something amazing. It is clean again.
Written by Roger Bothwell on June 15, 2012
Spring of Life Ministry, PO Box 124, St. Helena, CA 94574
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