“But put on the Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom 13:14; WEB). Put on is translated by one Greek word which means, to put clothes on. In the reference above, that means to live like Christ.

I started meditating on the above verse and I was reminded that there were other verses in the Bible that start the same way; here are some examples. “Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and perseverance.” (Col 3:12; WEB). “Put on the new man” (Eph 4:24; KJV). This is also found in Col 3:10. The new man is who we became when we were born again; it is our ability to live under the direction of the Holy Spirit rather than our old carnal nature. “Put on the whole armour of God” (Eph 6:11; KJV). This passage deals with all the spiritual weapons we need to use to deal with the devil’s opposition. “Put on the armour of light” (Rom 13:12; KJV). Remember that Jesus told us we are the light of the world; we need to remember to wear it and let it shine from us! “But above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness” (Col 3:14; KJV). The word charity or love in this verse is the word agape in the Greek; the unconditional love of God. “As many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ” (Gal 3:27; KJV). In other words, behave like Jesus would.

You may be thinking this is impossible and in the natural; yes, it is. However, if we cooperate with the Holy Spirit, we will slowly experience success.