June 7, 2005

[Rev. Doc]

Turning Our Backs On The Old Self

"You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."
Ephesians 4:22-24

October 7, 1969 the Montreal, Canada police force went on strike. Because of what resulted, the day has been called Black Tuesday. A burglar and a policeman were slain. Forty-nine persons were wounded or injured in rioting. Nine bank holdups were committed, almost a tenth of the total number of holdups the previous year along with 17 robberies at gunpoint. Usually disciplined, peaceful citizens joined the riffraff and went wild, smashing some 1,000 plate glass windows in a stretch of 21 business blocks in the heart of the city, hauling away stereo units, radios, TVs and wearing apparel. While looters stripped windows of valuable merchandise, professional burglars entered stores by doors and made off with truckloads of goods. A smartly dressed man scampered down a street with a fur coat over each arm with no police around, anarchy took over.

We are so close to falling to our former way of living, that of the old self, allowing human nature to take control. Satan is an expert at drawing us back. Our thoughts should always be living the life of the new self, with the new attitude of a Godly mind.

Prayer: Ask God to help you resist Satan's temptations and to live a life pleasing to the Lord.

"Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience."
~Watchman Nee