Colossians 3:10 Put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. (In this season of reflection on the New Year and welcoming this new beginning once again, we have the opportunity to reflect on our life in Christ. As believers in Christ made new and given new life in Him, we have been and are being changed, so that our attitudes, actions, and words all reflect not only our new selves, but, more importantly, so that they reflect the very character and life of Christ in us. In the same way we regularly remove worn and soiled clothes, now as new creatures in Christ, we put on the new, clean clothing of our redeemed spiritual selves, put away our former habits and practices, and conform to our roles as citizens of the Kingdom of God. Even when our new "clothing" in Christ is soiled even when we slip back into our old ways, we, still again, through receiving Christ's forgiveness, "take off" that habit or sin and take on the pure clothing of His righteousness once again, as many times as we need to change into His forgiveness and His image. Through the miraculous grace of the Lord, we are being transformed and molded by the Holy Spirit into a fuller and more perfect knowledge of Christ Himself!
