Colossians 3:12-14 (NIV)

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

Reflection:

Words like “shopping” and “fashion” may bring about different reactions from men vs. women but it’s usually hard to find a person who does not like to receive and wear new and nice clothes.

Tim Gunn, from the reality TV show “Project Runway” is known for his phrase, “Designers, make it happen!” For hours, days and weeks, designers work frantically to find and produce a design that will impress the judges.

Thankfully we do not have to design and make our own clothes. We have a Designer who has already prepared the most amazing wardrobe for us. In the passage, Paul encourages the Colossian believers to clothe themselves in the Spiritual characters that God has designed for us. He urges us to get rid of the old clothes of filth, malice, and corrupted ways that we used to wear before we met Christ. Now we are to put on brand spanking new clothes of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance, forgiveness, and ultimately love. And the best part is these will never go out of fashion!

Responding to the Transmission:

Let’s ask the Lord to help us to clothe ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forbearance, forgiveness and love through the power of His Spirit. As we clothe ourselves in these Spiritual characters, may those around us take notice of the Spirit’s work in our lives and be drawn to who God is and what He has done for us in Christ.