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Dressing Up

12/11/2024

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Romans 13:14 “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires.” ~CSB

As a husband, I represent my wife and family. Being in law enforcement, I represent an agency as a servant to the public. And as an ordained minister, I represent The Father, The Son and the Holy Spirit. I represent the church. The one thing all of these positions have in common is that they all require a uniform. In any of those uniforms I cannot be ‘Billy Jackson’, saying and doing whatever I want. No, I must represent all these uniforms according to the policies, rules and regulations that govern them. 

These uniforms are all different. As a police officer, my uniform is visible. There is no question who I represent when I wear this uniform. If I were to do anything ungodly, others would not just see ‘Billy Jackson’, they would see a ‘police officer’. Now the uniform of the ordained minister is a little different. In church I may wear a visible uniform that defines who I am as clergy in the pulpit. But outside in the public, wearing regular clothes, that uniform is not visible. But look at this: those who know me as a minister, still see me in a spiritual uniform. Therefore those that have experienced my teaching in the pulpit, will see me as a minister in public as well if I were to stray away from the ways of the church.

As a husband, there is no visible uniform. But to my wife and to those who know I am married, that uniform spiritually appears in their eyes. If I were to do anything that may disrespect the marriage uniform, others will see. So you see, we all wear some kind of uniform in our lives, visible or non visible. There is one we take off, and there is one we cannot. It is the one that we wear all the time we must concentrate on. 

When we walk in the name of Jesus, we must always be aware of what we are wearing. Others who God has affected and blessed through us will always see us in God’s uniform. They will see the, “...garments of salvation…” and see us “...wrapped in a robe of righteousness…” (Isaiah 61:10). They will see us in our, “...full armor of God…” (Ephesians 6:11).  

When they are affected by us, as we live and walk in God’s will for our lives, in front of them, they will always see a uniform that represents the church. So in order to make sure you cover your walk with the blood of the Lamb, “...Put on the Lord Jesus Christ…” every morning before you journey into the world. You will need to clothe yourself with the scriptures from Romans, Isaiah, and Ephesians in order to starve the flesh, leaving its desires wanting.
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May God dress you well as you journey in Jesus’ name.

Amen


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