Brothers and Sisters 😊
📖 In Romans chapter 13 today the apostle Paul makes a crystal clear case for a soul-satisfying union with Jesus as the Gospel’s primary antidote to overwhelm our sinful tendencies, and fight against words & deeds that dishonor God…
“Let us walk properly in the Lord and put off quarreling, jealousy, drunkenness, and sexual immorality…and let us put on Christ, making no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires” (vs 13-14).
Q. Do you have confidence that God has given you…
– “Everything you need for life and godliness?” in order to
– “Put on Christ” and live in a well-pleasing way toward God by the liberating power of His Holy Spirit?
Q. Even though you will not be free from indwelling sin until you see Jesus face-to-face in heaven, have you made up your mind to…
– “Wage war daily against your sin?”
– “Hate what is evil and hold fast to what is good?”
– “Make no provision for the flesh to gratify its desires?”
– “Pursue holiness, without which no one will see God?”
🙏 Heavenly Father thank you so much that you have not abandoned us to a life of moral carelessness or complacency, but have called us to action as the return of Christ approaches – Please help us all to honor you by staying vigilant and alert, and let us be about your business as purposeful and devoted sons and daughters.
🙏 Lord Jesus we give you praise today that after your finished and redeeming work at the cross here on earth, you ascended to heaven and sent us your empowering Holy Spirit, so that we could be eternally united with you and walk in newness of life as salt and light to a lost and dying world…
✝️ “The time has come for you to depart from your old ways and awake from your slumber. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed, so let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light.”
Romans 13:11-12
Grace and Gratitude 