The single greatest decision we can make everyday is the decision to put on Jesus Christ!

Romans 13:11-14

Keys, books, coat, wallet, purse…we prepare ourselves every morning - why is it so important to also remember to put on Jesus Christ? Putting on Jesus Christ…

Establishes our Identity 

Have you noticed how obsessed our culture is with identity - particularly our self identity? We have become enamored with ourselves! The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the year for 2013 is “selfie”. Selfie is defined as a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website.  Our culture is training us to be obsessed with ourselves. But sadly, its not even our true self - its a shadow of our fallen nature that we are catering to. And this is no place for a person born of the Spirit, washed of our fallen nature to be.

In his book Mere Christianity, CS Lewis addresses this issue of our fallen self and our true self found in Jesus Christ. He relates it to table salt. Salt is a strong substance, and its hard to imagine how something so strong could be good. Yet, salt bring out a deeper, truer flavor. The same is true of Jesus. It is only when we give ourselves over completely to his personality, that we, for the first time, experience our true self.

Romans13:12: “Cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.” Daily we are faced with forces that influence the way we think, act, and speak. Sometimes these they capitalize on our weakness, other times they chip away at our foundation. But regardless of the type of influence, it requires daily attention to our identity in Jesus Christ. Establishing our identity in Jesus is achieved by, what Paul calls, “putting on the armor of light”, which is the same as “putting on Lord Jesus Christ”. It is only through giving ourselves completely to Jesus Christ that we can experience our true self.