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Ephesians 4:22-24 - Putting on the New Nature.

Ephesians 4:22-24 (NLT) 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. 

COMMENTARY PEARL

   Though I was raised nominally Catholic, 
it wasn't until I was thirty-three that I 
really recognized Jesus. I'd had a challenging 
childhood and left home as soon as I could, aiming to 
start what I thought was a new life. Turns out, it 
wasn't as new as I'd hoped. I carried some of the 
same old, familiar patterns that had made my 
childhood so difficult. As the saying goes: wherever 
you go, there you are! 
   Throughout my twenties, I lived a 
faithless life, certainly not righteous or holy. When 
I met Jesus, some things changed promptly. I 
was empowered to quit drinking, smoking, and 
reckless dating. My ambitions changed too. I stepped 
off the corporate ladder and pursued more 
meaningful work. Yet, notwithstanding all of that 
sudden and spontaneous change, old habits, 
thinking, and ways of being lingered. 
   The Apostle Paul implores believers to 
put off the old self to put on the new self. 
This isn't passive! Just as I remove my clothes 
to put on my pajamas, I have to remove my 
corrupt self to put on my new holy self. Of course, 
I can't do this alone. By the power of the 
Spirit of Christ, I'm doing this in partnership 
with Jesus. 
   What will you put on in this new year? 
Isabella Campolattaro [Mornings With Jesus 2024 
Devotional by Guideposts and Zondervan] 

COMMENTARY

No man receives holiness as a birthright, or 
as a gift from any other human being. Holiness 
is the gift of God through Christ. Those who 
receive the Saviour become sons of God. They are His 
spiritual children, born again, renewed in 
righteousness and true holiness. Their minds are changed. 
With clearer vision they behold eternal 
realities. They are adopted into God's family, and they 
become conformed to His likeness, changed by His 
Spirit from glory to glory. From cherishing supreme 
love for self, they come to cherish supreme love 
for God and for Christ 6BC 1117 

The grace of Christ is essential every day, 
every hour. Unless it is with us continually, the 
inconsistencies of the natural heart will appear and the 
life will present a divided service. The 
character is to be full of grace and truth. Wherever 
the religion of Christ works, it will brighten 
and sweeten every detail of life with more than 
an earthly joy and a higher than earthly peace. 
 6BC1117 

When we submit ourselves to Christ, the 
heart is united with His heart, the will is merged 
in His will, the mind becomes one with His 
mind, the thoughts are brought into captivity to 
Him; we live His life. This is what it means to 
be clothed with the garment of His 
righteousness. COL312 

LINKS FOR FURTHER STUDY 

Ephesians 4:22-24 - You Can Change Your Mind.

https://www.abible.com/devotions/2023/20231231-0846.html 

Ephesians 4:22-24 - Gods Goal: Your 
Character, Not Your Comfort. 

https://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210511-0946.html 

Ephesians 4:22-24 - In Step With God.

http://www.abible.com/devotions/2020/20200306-0903.html 

LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT

https://abible.com/links/