No longer yoked in sin, new clothing transpires.
Swearing and cursing maligning, we cease.
Giving no offense in anything, we press to honor.
Walking in light, His brilliance defining, we clothe.
Futility discarded, He renews with understanding.
Soiled by sin, old garments cast off, truth clothes.
Deceitful lusts left behind, He clothes in purity.
Lying and deceit disposed, we speak truth in love.
No longer restricted by our own desires, we rise.
Cloaked in humility, purity releases His nature.
The word of truth defining, we rise in sincerity.
Unknown, yet known, dying, we travail to gain.
No longer stealing, we labor diligently to restore.
Clothed in servant’s attire, we toil to free others.
In time, money, and possessions, we give freely.
Called to higher purposes, we serve in simplicity.
Cloaked in His armor of righteousness, He refines.
Unentangled from all possessions, we rise to gain.
Making many rich, unencumbered, we possess all.
Separated from all ownership, we shine brightly.
No longer immersed in worldly idols, He sanctifies.
Clothed in newness, He dwells with us, as our Father.
Separated and clothed in His righteousness, He fulfills.
As His sons and daughters, He observes in joyyfulness.
Put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and that you put on the New man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Colossians 4:22-24
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Ken Birks
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