Did you know that Christians are supposed to dress a certain way?
That’s right. God tells Christians what they should wear.
There is certain uniform for the Christian life.
God gives us a whole list of things that the Christian should wear every day.
But God’s not about talking our clothes. He’s talking about how to dress our hearts...
Colossians 3:12-17
Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
What is it that the Christian should wear? What must we clothe ourself with every day?
Here’s the uniform of the Christian...
* Compassionate hearts.
* Kindness.
* Humility.
* Meekness.
* Patience.
* Forgiveness.
* Love.
* Peace of Christ.
* Thankfulness.
* The word of Christ.
* Do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus.
We wonder what we should wear, what clothes to put on for that particular day.
But God worries about something more important than our clothes. He’s worried about how we dress our hearts.
These are the things that, if God has saved us, we need to put on every day, the uniform of a Christian.
Let me encourage you, Christian, update your wardrobe. Look and see what you’ve been wearing. What has your heart been clothed with?
Tip: Make a list of these things and put them on your closet door to remind yourself of the clothes you need to be wearing every day.
Today, let’s dress start dressing like Christians.