CHOSE TO CHANGE

From the desk of Pastor Tunde Daniels

Teusday  3rd November 2015

LIGHT FOR THE WAY
(Daily Devotional)

"You have taken off your old self...and have put on the new self"(Colosian3:9-10 NIV).

CHOSE TO CHANGE

Some of us are perfectionist when it comes to our appearance, yet we think nothing of running around spiritually threadbare, we're more concerned with how we look to others, than how we look to God, what's the answer? Spend more time in front of the mirror! James writes: 'Anyone who listens to the word and does not do  what it says is like a man that look at his face in the mirror, and after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it he will be blessed in what he does (James 1:23-25NIV).

Your old carnal cloths must be discarded, not hung in the wardrobe for the next time you want to wear them, your focus each day must be to 'clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature'(Romans 13:14NIV). Pastor Chuck Swindol says: the number one enemy of change is the hard core, self sustained sin nature within you. Like the spoiled child its been gratified and indulged for years, so it won't give up without a fight, not without a temper tantrum. The flesh dies a bitter,bloody death; kicking and struggling all the way. Lasting change takes place in first gear, not overdrive. Do expect occasional setbacks, and dont let them derail you. When you feel like throwing in the towel, get down on your knees and ask God to help you get back on track. He will do it'

Prayer Point

Father God, I throw off the old man. I subdue the old nature in my life, and I put on the nature of Christ in Jesus name

Daily Bible Reading

Lamentation 4-5; Hebrew 1; Psalm118:129-136