Today's scripture:
Colossians 3:5-11
When we accept the gift of salvation through belief in the death, burial, and
resurrection of Jesus Christ, we truly become brand new. Whatever sin we
committed prior to becoming followers of Christ is forgiven, totally wiped off
the map. In gratitude for what Christ did for us, we should strive to live to
please Him in all we do. We cannot—we must not—continue to live in sin. If we
do, we're saying that what Jesus did for us doesn't mean anything. We've
received our "get out of hell free" card, and now we're just going to
live how we choose.
As Paul often wrote, "May it never
be!"
We should consider our former fleshly selves as dead. Dead to immorality. Dead
to impurity. Dead to anything that takes our focus off of our Lord.
Instead, we should be alive to the joy and peace that God showers upon us. We
should love Him and others. We should serve Him using the gifts He's given us.
We should spread His light and share His truth.
Dead to sin. Alive to Christ.
Amen.
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