This passage reminds me of a dressing room, where we have a completely new set of clothes, and we set aside our old ones to put on the new. If we're to focus on the price tags, we'd realize that we cannot afford them, but someone else has paid, and the new clothes are a complete renewal of our minds, created not in our image, but in the likeness of God reflecting righteousness and holiness.
We walk out of that dressing room having been renewed by the grace and mercy of God. What a marvelous gift -- to be loved in such a way that the old is taken away and the new is perfect, calling us into an entirely new way of life. We love with selflessness, we serve with focus on the other, and we are bold to trust completely in God.
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