PAUSES ... week 3 One Words

[I just moved this week's One Words (not the entire blog post from yesterday as I mentioned I might if you read that one). If not, no problem.]

Pentecost Sunday is coming May 19, 2024.

These are the "Pauses for Pentecost"

for this week;

Third Week of Eastertide  Day 15: Put On - Colossians 3:9-10 Day 16: Hovering - Genesis 1:2 Day 17: Crafts - Exodus 35:30-33 Day 18: Where - Psalm 139:7 Day 19: Abba - Romans 8:15 Day 20: Intercedes - Romans 8:26 Day 21: Fellowship - 2 Corinthians 13:14

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and the
FOCUS
One Word for this Week:
FORGIVENESS 
(but more on that in tomorrow's blog post)
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So for today
we'll just 
PUT ON
and pause to reflect on this
One Word
in
God's Word
"... let's PUT ON the new self ..."
but in order to do that we must 
take off the old self
or we end up 
with
layers
layer upon layer
that will have to be 'peeled' off
at some point & surrendered to be able
to PUT ON new
and be renewed as we learn to 
know our Creator & become more like Him!

{these are my thoughts before reading today's devotional, I'm sure that Trevor Hudson has much more, on a deeper level. In fact, I glanced through it and saw an intriguing question: 
"Will I be dressed suitably or not?"
He was writing about what clothes we put on daily, but let's apply this to our spiritual  clothing (as he does following this)
"...Take a look at the clothes hanging in God's closet.."
and how those virtues are reflected in the gospel life of Jesus
Compassion, humility, kindness, gentleness, patience ...
so let's PUT ONall of Jesus
FORGIVENESS
and
LOVE
"which binds them all together"
🙏