He Saved Us
Remind the people to be subject to rulers and
authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to
slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward
everyone.
At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived
and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and
envy, being hated and hating one another. But
when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous
things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing
of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ
our Savior, so
that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope
of eternal life. This
is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those
who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is
good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
Titus 3:1-8
We all have gifts from God. And those gifts change over our lifetime.
Think about your first bicycle. It probably had one gear. As you got older you
might have had a three speed or a ten speed bicycle. That does not mean that
you used all ten gears every time you rode. It just means those gears were
available to you at all times. The same is true of the spiritual gifts God
gives us. We use them at various times of our lives.
Our spiritual gifts are needed in different ways at different times.
Needs and circumstances change in unforeseeable and unpredictable ways.
Keep your tools ready – God will find work for you.
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