Armour of light

https://odb.org/2024/04/09/put-this-on-every-day

We are a new creation when we are born again in Christ, having awakened our spirit who was dead to Yahweh, God the Father. The Holy Spirit lifted the scales from our eyes to see the light, having an understanding of the salvation Jesus brings through His death on the cross and how His resurrection defeated the sting of sin which is death. Thus, the phrase, “two births and one death,” for believers, in contrast to “one birth and two deaths,” for the others. Paul’s mission in life after He saw the light was to preach Christ crucified and Christ resurrected.

But true transformation takes time. Some people are still nasty, manipulative, and selfish after accepting Christ and sadly even after years of knowing God. That’s a tragedy because it’s a contradiction of who we are in Christ. If we had remained the same all these years, then, perhaps we are just a nominal Christian, a believer only in name and appearance.

As much as transformation takes time, it has to be started and progressed. God has to be the potter, and we, the clay and not that clump of unrefined and unworked earth from day one till the end. WIP, yes, but God needs to be able to work in us, and there must be some semblance of beauty in us, a silhouette of who we can and will be in Christ.

Paul teaches us in Romans 13:11-14 to step away from darkness and to put on the armour of light that we remain in the light from henceforth. Put aside the deeds of darkness. Leave them behind as we journey with Christ into the path of the light, the path of righteousness that leads to eternal life. The light illuminates our path and also protects us. That is why it is the armour of light. It shields us from the attacks of the evil one.

Put on the armour of light, stand firm, and persevere through. As we walk in the light, we will destroy the works of darkness and bring everything to light. May the LORD our God bless and anoint our paths as we walk the path of righteousness with the armour of light! Amen!