“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.” Ephesians 4:22 NIV
I bought my first computer in January of 2000. Noticing that no catastrophes occurred during the Y2K scare, I surmised that it was now safe to invest in the future or get left behind. Other than a few breakdowns due to viruses and corrupt files leading to a major clean-up or a new hard-drive, I’ve had rather successful experiences. As of this writing I am about to purchase my fourth computer in twenty-four years. The time has come as my computer is beginning to slow down faster than I am, and my IT guy informed me I need to upgrade before the end of the current year. So, I will once again have a computer which will continue to outpace me.
During one of my discussions with my IT expert, as he fixed a minor problem for me, he indicated that a corrupt file may also contribute to the slowing down process. I’ve heard of that before, not only from my own personal experience, but from my work experience over the years. A week or two later I came across this verse in Ephesians, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires.” (4:22niv) Christians are to have their guard up and not allow the corrupt files of the past have access into their lives through deceitful desires.
A corrupt file on your computer will slow it down, or in the worst case shut it down. Christians can store vast knowledge of God’s truth through scripture. We can share the gospel through walking as Jesus walked. But if we let deceitful desires to infiltrate our minds ever so slightly, we have assured ourselves of slowing down the work of the gospel. We will become ineffective. If you need a cleanup in your life, an anti-virus program, or a completely new upgrade in your spiritual life, there is an IT expert on call for you.
Read: Ephesians 4:17-24 NIV – Instructions for Christian Living – So – Bible Gateway
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