Wednesday 10/4/13

Ephesians 4:23-24 ESV

and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

As we hear the Word of God and believe, we are called to put off our old selves and put on a new self. The old self thinks and act in the manner of this world, which is corrupted through vain and deceitful desires. The new self is created after the likeness of God in true righteousness & holiness.

To put on the new self, we must be renewed in the spirit of our mind. The spirit is the fundamental emotional & activating principle of something. So we must let God and His Word transform our mind and change its principles, change the triggers to our emotions and decisions. A worldly mind chooses worldly things and delight in them. A Godly mind chooses godly things and enjoys them. To do this, we must study God's Word and come to Him in prayers, so we can see things like Him, think like Him, and delight in what He delights.