Heirs
According
To The Hope Of
Eternal Life
Remind them to be subject to rulers and
authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, to speak evil of
no one, to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and to show every courtesy to
everyone. For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves
to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy,
despicable, hating one another. But when the goodness and loving kindness of
God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of any works of righteousness
that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water of rebirth and
renewal by the Holy Spirit. This Spirit he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been
justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal
life.
Titus 3:1-7
All through our lives God showers us with His
goodness – gifts of truth, beauty, friendship, love, and laughter, to name but
a few – and we behave as if we don’t know the source. God does all that for us.
God wants us to say thank you, and to mean it.
If you want to know more about your friend, and mine, read the Gospels, because
God is seen most clearly in Jesus. Love has always been in God’s heart, but in
Jesus it “appeared.” God, revealed in Jesus, is our kind and merciful Friend.
Thank Him today for that friendship.
Our dearest friend is
but a shadow compared to Jesus.
Our Daily
Bread
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