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Our new series focuses on the Parables of Our Lord Jesus Christ! And we begin with the Parable of the New Cloth Patch On Old Cloth as told in Matthew 9:16.
Jesus identifies the folly in using new cloth to patch old cloth, indicating that the new will exacerbate the old, and the problem in the old cloth (the torn part of the cloth) would get worse.
Jesus talks about our old habits or way of life, and the futility of mixing them up with new habits or way of life.
Are you trying to fix the old, instead of replacing it completely? Are you trying to ‘run with the hare and the hounds’? Are you trying to ‘eat your cake and have it at the same time’? Are you trying to serve both God and the spirit of money’? Are you trying to live right and retain some pleasurable old habits?
The bible advises us to completely remove the cause of our stumbling; to cut it off (Mark 9:43).
Do not try to patch things up; it is better to discard our old cloth, and replace with the new.
We are to request the complete replacement of our heart of stone with a new heart – a heart of flesh, made of love, compassion, and empathy for our fellow man.
God alone can make this happen; ask Jesus for a makeover today; do not ask for a patch!

Lesson of the Week

1. Ask Jesus today to take away the old sinful self, and usher in the new (2 Cor. 5:17).
2. As you live anew in holiness, and do not yearn for your way of old life, or you will miss the blessings reserved for those who live holy (Luke 9:62).
Old habits are like temptations; they chip away at your resolve until you finally cave in!
We cannot successfully live our new lives with Christ if we cling to our old habits, haunts, and practices. We have to break completely with the old in order to fully embrace and benefit from the new.
Flee all signs of temptations, or practices that have caused you to fall in times past (2 Tim 2:22).
Ask God to clothe you with new clothing – His Armor, so you can withstand all the devil’s temptations and attacks, and stand resolute for God and His Christ (Ephesians 6:11-18).
Make a fresh start this week, forget the past, and watch your Lord Jesus take you on an exhilarating journey of righteousness, peace, and joy. Blessings to you and yours, and stay the course!

Weekly Nugget: “No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto an old garment, for that which is put in to fill it up taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse” (Matthew 9:16; KJV).

Dr. Kene D. Ewulu ministers from Columbia, South Carolina, The United States.
All scriptures were linked from www.biblegateway.com

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