Scripture Verse that Caught My attention today: Titus 2:14 He it is who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity and purify for himself a people of his own who are zealous for good deeds.
Observation: Christ gave himself for us. He is the great action-taker and invites us to follow suit.
Application: For me it’s really important to remember that everything starts with God. It is God’s momentum that starts everything rolling. Try as we might to delude ourselves into thinking otherwise, the saving work of God has already been done though Christ. He is the one to gave himself for us for the purpose of redeeming us and purifying us as his very own. In grammatical terms, God is the subject and we are the object, not the other way around.
Often times it seems that we want to change God, direct God, even ‘correct’ God to be more in line with our way of thinking. Bad idea. It never turns out well. Far better to allow ourselves to be more malleable to God’s way of thinking and acting in the world. Such malleability begins with the realization that Christ has already done what we ourselves could never do.
Prayer: Lord, help us to always take to heart what you have already done. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
(Readings today included: Amos 7-9, Psalm 104, and Titus 2)
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