Galatians 3:26-27 Attired with Christ

Good morning Abba, Good morning Jesus, Good morning Holy Spirit,

For ye are all the children of God

by faith in Christ Jesus.

For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ;

have put on Christ.

Galatians 3:26-27

What does "have put on Christ" mean? What does this look like to God, in our mirror, and to everyone we encounter?  During this morning's "porch" time with my Bible and daily readings, I was thinking about a salvation page that I would be writing.  As with any other morning, I had asked our Lord to "show" me what words He wanted me to "walk" with during this day. I did not need to search His word, for it was already laid out in today's reading (The Duck Commander's Devotional):

Let us behave decently,

as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,

not in sexual immorality and debauchery,

not in dissension and jealousy.

Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, 

and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful flesh.

Romans 13:13-14

At that moment of salvation, remember what it felt like on the inside? For me it was like I was a little girl on any Easter morning. The newness was "all over" me. Cleaned to a sparkle...nails done...hair curled with bows holding the hair away from my face. Spring time colors bursting on my dress, ruffles and lace, shiny white patent shoes, gloves, purse with a mirror and hankie...and yes, the perfect Easter bonnet. The sparkling newness was bubbling on the inside readied to gush forth in joyous anticipation (giddy all the way)... this was the day that church would be overflowing with those I had not seen for awhile.  This was the day that we would have all those treats, especially the bunny cake (chocolate with boiled icing and coconut). This was the day I would be traveling to Grandma's!

At the precise moment of salvation we stood in the presence of our Lord. Heaven was singing, Jesus was smiling, Abba gave an approving nod. The book of the Lamb recorded our name with a "seal" of approval that guaranteed our safety in our travels, a return ticket home. With our first step we began walking in His light. We had been ransomed from sin, cleansed by His blood, and clothed with His love. The scales had fallen from our eyes and everything looked crisp, cleaner, more radiant. Our smile could not be contained and our tongues wanted to speak out the joy of being forgiven and freed.

Today, are others "seeing" the fruit of that salvation attire?  Are we still looking like Him?  Are we "on fire" with the desire to speak out the joy of being forgiven and freed? 

  Shine

Make 'em wonder what you've got
Make 'em wish that they were not
On the outside looking bored
Shine
Let it shine before all men
Let'em see good works, and then
Let 'em glorify the Lord

Shine sung by The Newsboys

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