You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (Ephesians 4:22-24 NIV)
Maybe it's just the way I was raised, but when I take off one set of clothes to take a bath or shower, I have a clean set of clothes to put on afterward. Putting off the "old self" is not complete until we have "put on the new self."
Cindy Hess Kasper was right about in today's ODB about the importance of taking care of the mess before the rubbish is overflowing. But in Luke 11:24-26, Christ reminds us that cleaning house is an incomplete task unless wholesomeness is the filling used to ensure the junk does not return.
Andy Jentes
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