Last night, I read Romans 13 and was struck by the last part of the last verse. I had not been really thinking about what I was reading, but when I got to that part, I had to stop. "And do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature." Wow! "Gratify the desires." There are so many sins in my life--some of which are extremely real and unrelenting to me--that I just want to go back to again and again; to "gratify." The Lord just really showed that to me, that when I realize a thing is wrong, I stop doing it, but sometimes, when I like doing it so much, I "think about how to gratify" my sinful desires. But when God says stop, He means it!
But the rest of the verse is great! "Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ." I love that idea! He is our protection. He is there to keep us safe. I want to live my life with Jesus covering me, helping me to look away from my sinful desires.
Shalom
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