“Desperate” by Lecrae.
8 But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; 10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him: Col 3:8-10 (KJV)
Free!
Anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication and lying are such horrible things that it is amazing that anyone should have to be told to abandon them. Indeed, the Lord had to pry us away from these wretched things. Even though nailed to the cross, some clutch after their old ways as if they were the very air they breathe. What a damning statement this is, that speaks the inherent condition of rage and disobedience that is the nature of fallen man! We were by nature “children of wrath.” (Ephesians 2:3) What a miracle God has wrought that we have been delivered from such foul states of being and expression. Is this what monsters are all about? What are these creatures of our imagination who dwell in eternal darkness and commit unspeakable acts against the living and the innocent? Is there an inherent need of the soul that is damned to give its horror a voice and release it for the world to see and read about? It’s as if those who create horror are saying: “This is me! Cry for me, for I am damned, and I like it!” But not so the children of God. Praise God for Jesus! Praise God for the cross! When we “put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of Him that created him” we are free. When the Son has set you free, you are free indeed. (John 8:36) Amazing Grace!!
“It is necessary to mortify sins, because if we do not kill them, they will kill us.” —Matthew Henry Concise
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