He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.
(Ephesians 4:28, NASB)
Today’s verse deals specifically with stealing, but I think we can replace “steal” with any habitual sin.
Whatever it is you deal with, whatever sin you struggle with, you “must [fill in the blank] no longer.”
We are, after all, “new creatures” in Christ (2 Cor. 5:17). We should be “transformed” every day (Rom. 12:2).
We need to do “what is good,” focusing on what is true and noble and just and pure and excellent. (See Phil. 4:8.) We need love our neighbors as Christ loves them—and He said, “Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends” (John 15:3).
And if we do, we’ll want to serve others, sharing with them what God has blessed us with.
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