WEDNESDAY, 18 OCTOBER 2023
TEXT:
1 Peter 1:13-25
13.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the
gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives.
14.
Don’t laziness slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you
feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now.
15.
As obedience children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by
God’s life, a life of energetic and blazing with holiness.
16.
God said, “I am holy; you be holy.”
17.
You call out to God for help and he helps – he’s a good Father that way. But
don’t forget, he’s also a responsible Father, and won’t let you get by with
sloppy living.
18.
It cost God plenty to get you out of that dead-end, empty-headed life you grew
up in.
19.
He paid with Christ’s sacred blood, you know. He died like an unblemished,
sacrificial lamb.
20.
And this was no afterthought. Even though it has only lately – at the end of
the ages – become public knowledge, God always knew he was going to do this for
you.
21.
It’s because of this sacrificed Messiah, whom God then raised from the dead and
glorified, that you trust God, that you know you have a future in God.
22.
Now that you’ve cleaned up your lives by following the truth, love one another
as if your lives depended on it.
23.
Your new life is not like your old life. Your old birth came from mortal sperm;
your new birth comes from God’s living Word. Just think: a life conceived by
God himself!
24.
That’s why the prophet said, The old life is a grass life, its beauty as
short-lived as wildflowers; Grass dries up, flowers droop,
25.
God’s Word goes on and on forever. This is the Word that conceived the new life
in you.
(The
Message Version Holy Bible)
TOPIC:
BE PREPARED
Today's
text is a call to preparedness unto holiness as we await the imminent return of
Jesus Christ. This means that we should be alert at all times (vs. 13) and not
conform to evil desires.
Rather,
we should be in reverent fear of God so that our freedom should not be abused
(vs. 17). Why? Because Christ has paid our ransom from the tyranny of sin with
His blood and His sacrifice for us was not an afterthought but something God
decided to do before the creation of the world (vs.18-21).
Therefore,
God alone should be trusted because everything in the world will fade away (all
accomplishments, possessions, certificates, etc) and only God's Word shall
stand forever (vs.22-25)
QUESTION:
Are you living in holiness or swimming in sin, thinking that religion and your
possessions will save you?
PRAYER:
Oh Lord, help me to know that I need to be prepared and live a life of
holiness, in Jesus name. Amen.
Remain
Blessed
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