So
prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in
the gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to
the world. 14
So
you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of
living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. 15
But
now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. 16
For
the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.”
Who
said life would be easy? Whoever said it
was not telling the truth. We have all
kinds of opportunity each day to enjoy life or to just get through. The choice belongs to each of us.
Depending
on what we treasure or what is important to us makes a lot of difference in
enjoying life or just getting through. I
have met many people that are always on the defensive and protecting what seems
the most important. Then there are
people who seem to live free and enjoy each day.
By
putting “all your hope in the gracious salvation that will come” we make sure
that what matters most stays that way.
The next verse warns us “don’t slip back in to your old ways”. God’s plan for us is filed with hope and
grace. Satan’s plan for us is
distracting and damaging our lives.
Again the choice is ours.
Why
does God tell us to be holy? It isn’t about
obeying the law or making sure you do things right. It is about letting God make your life and
mine count for so much more.
Therefore
if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away;
behold, new things have come.
Keep
going the right direction or clip back in to the old ways … the choice is yours
and mine. May our lives line up with
what matters and encourage others to run toward God.
Holy
living brings joy, and remember it really is about grace filled living that
leads to even more.
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