Daily Devotion for March 24 - Ephesians 4:22 - 24

Verse

Ephesians 4:22-24 – “To put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

Meditation

Paul calls believers to a complete transformation—a putting off of the old, sinful nature and a putting on of the new self in Christ. This renewal is not a mere moral improvement but a work of God in the believer, restoring His image within them. The old self, corrupted by sin, clings to deceitful desires, but the new self, given through the Spirit, is formed in true righteousness and holiness. This is not a one-time act but an ongoing renewal as we daily repent, turning from sin and walking in the new life granted by Christ.

Old Testament

Ezekiel 36:26 – “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.”

The prophet speaks of God’s promise to transform His people, just as Paul exhorts the Ephesians to live in the newness of life granted by God.

Collect

O Lord, who renews us in the image of Your Son, grant that we may daily put off the old self, repenting of sin, and be strengthened in true righteousness and holiness, that our lives may be a reflection of Your grace; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Hymn Verse

"Renew me, O eternal Light,
And let my heart and soul be bright,
Illumined with the light of grace
That issues from Your holy face."
— Renew Me, O Eternal Light – LSB 704:1