My Journal and Diary
2026
January
Friday, January 2nd, 2026
Colossians 3:15-14 - Getting Dressed Spiritually
The next Colossians song has now been reworked, re-recorded, and remastered! This is a powerful scripture reminding believers to put on love in all interactions.
As a personal reflection on this scripture, I love the reminder Paul is giving us: we all once walked in the bad habits of the flesh, and we've been set free from the bondage that holds us captive! It's almost like we need to think of the characteristics of our faith as clothing-- we "put on" the new self, which is in process; it's "BEING" renewed.
5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all.
12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 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. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
I pray this song opens the scripture to you plainly, and that you give Christ full access to your life.
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