Today is the commemoration of Moses.
Today's readings are Psalm 90.13-17, 2 Kings 2.1-18, and Ephesians 4.1-24.
The Christian life is full of the idea of "putting off" and "putting on." Today in Ephesians we see that we put off our old self and put on the new man in Christ. We do away with all manner of sinful attitudes and behaviors, putting on the kind of conduct which brings honor to our Lord.
How do we do this? We confess that in ourselves we are not able to conquer sin. We claim that salvation is of the Lord so we don't take that salvation and wrestle it onto ourselves by our goodness or merit. Yet in our lives we do see God glorified by our choices. When we realize our sin we repent. When we see ourselves coming short of the call of Christ we ask for his strength to do his will. In this way we put on Christ and we trust that he will bear fruit in us.
May the Lord grant us this day to do his will as he brings his kingdom to come and will to be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.
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