Ephesians 4:20-22 (NIV)
20 That, however, is not the way of life you learned 21 when
you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that
is in Jesus. 22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of
life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its
deceitful desires;
Paul before his conversion was not meek. Proudly and
brutally, he apprehended all Christians and sought to destroy them. He was
bigoted, selfish, and vaunted. But when he wrote his warm and affectionate
letter to the churches of Galatia, he said, among other things, “The fruit of
the Spirit is . . . gentleness, goodness . . . meekness.” His meekness was
something God-given, not something man-made. It is not our nature to be meek.
On the contrary, it is our nature to be proud and haughty. That is why the new
birth is so essential to each of us. That is why Jesus frankly and pointedly
said not only to Nicodemus but to every one of us, “Ye must be born again.”
Meekness begins there! You must have a change of nature.
Thought for today:
Are my changes visible and marked?
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