Uniforms

Americans are familiar with uniforms: members of the armed forces and police forces, package delivery service workers and restaurant staff – all wear uniforms that clearly identify their employer. But perhaps Ghanaians are even more familiar with uniforms, as all public and private school require that children come dressed in specified clothing. At a glance one can tell whether a child attends a government school, an Islamic school, a Presbyterian school.
 
As I observed all the different uniforms around me each day, I couldn’t help but wonder whether I was wearing any uniform that clearly identifies me as working for Christ, as learning from Him. Colossians 3:12-14 tells us what we should dress in as Christians:
 
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”
 
Wow – are we daily being clothed with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience, forgiveness, and love? If these qualities are reflected in our lives, we will surely be identified at a glance as children of the one true God!