You Have Received Mercy

But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.

1 Peter 2:9-12

Our actions can affect those who are our friends. They may have been “stung” by our actions.

We hurt others by our actions. Our actions can cause a lot of pain.

People would be right to expect an absence of harshness and an air of patience from those who follow Christ. We forget sometimes that people struggling with faith, or life, or both, watch Christians with expectation.

People who would be right to expect an absence of harshness and an air of patience from those who follow Christ. Jesus and Peter told us to live good lives so God is given the glory. May our actions and reactions point those around us to our loving Father.

May others see less of me and more of Jesus.

Our Daily Bread – August 14, 2014