Wednesday, June 24, 2026 · Day 175

Ephesians 4:24

Sonship and Closeness

Verse

And to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.

Thought

Put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness. Paul describes not a goal but an invitation to put on what already exists. The new self IS created. You put it ON.

Sonship means: you are remade in God's image. Righteousness and holiness are not achievements but characteristics of your new being. You do not become holy through doing, you ARE holy through being.

Closeness to God is natural because you are created in his image. Distance is the abnormal thing.

Truth & Application

Truth: The new self in you is created after God, in true righteousness and holiness. You put it on, you do not create it. Holiness is your condition, not your project.

Practical today: Live today consciously as the new self you are. Not as the old one you were. Make a decision that fits the new self.

Question for you: Where are you still wearing the old self when the new one is ready?

Prayer

Father, thank you for creating me new in true righteousness and holiness. Today I put on the new self. I release old patterns and old identity. Holy Spirit, show me today who I truly am. Amen.

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Author: Mike