Clothe Yourself Properly and Get Busy

As God’s chosen people we should clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. This is Paul speaking to the Colossians long ago. It is still the Lord’s requirement because we are His own hand picked representatives who are purified and holy and well-beloved by God Himself. Our representation of God for this world must line up as closely as possible with the Lord’s character and integrity being shown in our behavior. It is our responsibility to put on this new and improved character which is based on our study of God’s word. “Meditate in this book of the law day and night and you will make your own way prosperous” (Joshua 1:8). We must take the time to grow in kindness, humility, gentleness, compassion, etc. These qualities were placed in our new recreated human spirits at the time we became Christians (Galatians 5:22-23). Most christians don’t do the work of growing up in Christ, they slide into heaven with nothing to offer the Lord like a crown to be thrown at His feet (1 Corinthians 9:25 CSB). Because their work on earth for God was never completed, matter of fact, it has never even been started by some of us. God needs us to be kind, gentle, patient, and compassionate for starters.