Put On Christ

"But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof."  Romans 13:14.  To have new life, one must put on Jesus Christ.  We put on Christ by being baptized into Christ.  Jesus must be put on as Lord.  When one is baptized into Christ, Jesus Christ becomes the Lord of one's life.  We surrender to Christ and willingly become the servant of Christ.  Jesus, as Lord, controls the life.  When Jesus is Lord of our life, we die to sin.  The flesh no longer controls our being.  The flesh ceases to have an appeal.  One who has Jesus as Lord might continue to struggle with the flesh, but the flesh is never able to gain entrance into our heart.  When we give way to the lusts of the flesh, we cease to be Godly.  The flesh wars against the things of God.  Jesus, as Lord, having been put on, helps us to overcome the flesh.  We are able to live as Jesus lived, and we are able to do those things that are pleasing unto God.  We must stay clean of those things that would have an appeal for the flesh.  We must not give the flesh an opportunity for us to sin against God.  The desire of one's life changes when Christ is put on.