He Adores His Maker

            Benjamin Disraeli was a prime minister of England in the 1800s. A friend of his once remarked to another acquaintance—the British citizen, John Bright, “You ought to give him [Disraeli] credit for what he has accomplished, as he is a self-made man.”

            “I know he is,” retorted Mr. Bright, “and he adores his maker.”

Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience… (Col. 3:12.) ESV

Don’t Take Off Your Clothes!

            Col. 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

            Any of you old timers, like me, remember the streaking craze? Dianne Neal Matthews wrote something, a couple of years ago, which reminded me of it.

            During the spring of 1974, college students around the nation, as a prank, began shedding their clothes and running naked in public locales. It was a fad. (A streaker even crashed the Academy Awards and ran across the stage.)

            I wonder if we, Christians, ever look like spiritual “streakers” to the beings in heaven. It seems easy for us to shed our spiritual clothes of “compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.”

            Unfortunately, this is not prank. Let’s not take off our spiritual clothes—received from Jesus.