SUNDAY, 22 JUNE 2025
TEXT: OLOSSIANS
3:1-11
[1] Since, then, you have
been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God.
[2] Set your minds on
things above, not on earthly things.
[3] For you died, and
your life is now hidden with Christ in God.
[4] When Christ, who is
your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
[5] Put to death,
therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality,
impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
[6] Because of these, the
wrath of God is coming.
[7] You used to walk in
these ways, in the life you once lived.
[8] But now you must also
rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and
filthy language from your lips.
[9] Do not lie to each
other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices
[10] and have put on the
new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.
[11] Here there is no
Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or
free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
(New International
Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC: GUIDELINES
FOR HOLY LIVING
Holiness is essential for enjoying the benefits of Christ's sacrifice and maintaining a close relationship with God. We are called to set our minds on things above and not on earthly vices like immorality and greed, which are idolatrous.
Paul
instructs us to rid ourselves of these behaviors and replace them with virtues
like compassion, kindness, and humility.
Holiness
is not limited by cultural or social distinctions, as Christ is all and in all.
With dependence on God's word and prayer, living a holy life becomes
achievable.
QUESTION: How much have you been striving to live in
holiness?
PRAYER: Give me the grace, dear Lord, to follow the
principles of holy living, in Jesus' name. Amen!
Remain
Blessed
ECWA Food For The Day, 2025.
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