Nuggets of truth and inspiration continue to pop up from Colossians. Here's another one...
Put on the garments that suit God's chosen people, his own, his beloved: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience (Col. 3:12 NEB).
Put on the Lord Jesus Christ (Rom. 13:14 RSV).
You have all put on Christ as a garment (Gal. 3:27 NEB).
You must put on the new nature of God's creating (Eph. 4:24 NEB).
You have discarded the old nature with its deeds and have put on the new nature (Col. 3:10 NEB).
Put on love (Col. 3:14 RSV).
The clothes we wear are what people see. Only God can look on the heart. The outward signs are important. They reveal something of what is inside. If charity is there, it will become visible outwardly, but if you have no charitable feelings, you can still obey the command. Put it on as simply and consciously as you put on a coat. You choose it; you pick it up; you put it on. This is what you want to wear.
Do you want to dress like a Christian? Put on Christ. The act of honest obedience--the fruit of love for Christ--is your part. Making you Christlike through and through is his part.
~ Elisabeth Elliot
from A Lamp for My Feet
