Like a lot of people my age who grew up playing outside in the sun, I occasionally have to make a visit to the dermatologist and have him spray a bit of liquid nitrogen on my skin to remove the skin cancer spots. No one told me when I was young that this would be a problem. Of course, there are a lot of other things no one told me when I was young that I am discovering these days. The Apostle Paul told the young believers in Ephesus there were certain things that needed to be \u201cput away from you\u201d (Eph. 4:31). Other translations say \u201cget rid of\u201d these things or \u201cbe banished from\u201d these things. The most accurate translation is the Holman Christian Standard Bible that says, these things \u201cmust be removed.\u201d The word literally means \u201cremove.\u201d Now the things Paul was referring to could not be removed by liquid nitrogen, nor can some of the unhealthy things in my life. Living in the presence of the Son causes these unwanted features to surface. In fact, the closer to the Son I live, the more things seem to surface. If I\u2019ll work with Him, God will \u201cremove\u201d these unnecessary things from my life. Now that I\u2019ve had sun spots removed, this might be a good week to let the Son remove some other things. Join me?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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