“Instead fully immerse yourselves into the Lord Jesus, the Anointed One, and don’t waste even a moment’s thought on your former identity to awaken its selfish desires.” (Romans 13:14)
What are the selfish desires Paul speaks of here?
“We must live honorably, surrounded by the light of this new day, not in the darkness of drunkenness and debauchery, not in promiscuity and sensuality, not being argumentative or jealous of others.” (Romans 13:13)
A good word to study is the Greek word “methē” which is the word translated as drunkenness. Beloved, this isn’t just talking about alcohol, it is beyond just that.
Notice how it all begins with a thought, these are the fiery darts of the evil one (Eph. 6:16)! This is the battleground, the mind! When a person realizes all of their armor is forward facing they will stop looking back!
Notice how it says “immerse yourself into the Lord Jesus”, why? His shadow (Ps. 91) is the armor! And if we are looking at Him (forward) then we won’t even entertain the thought of our former identity (look back)!
Kinda hard to go in drive and reverse at the same time! So stay out of neutral!!!