"So you must live as God's obedient children.
Don't slip back into your old ways of living
and satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better
then." 1Peter 1:14 NLT
Because of what Christ has done for us, because of the Good news and the work of the Holy Spirit, because of our trust in the salvation of our souls, we are called to holy living. Why? Because our hearts are to reflect the heart of God, like the moon reflecting the sun, so we are to reflect the Son of God.
We can be very judgemental of the people in the world who don't know Christ, but the fact is, they don't know the holiness of Christ, except through our lives, and our walk of faith. Our old ways we were a slave to sin, only Christ has saved us, set us on a new course, a course that needs to be set to the holiness of God. It is why we try to better ourselves, to read the scriptures, and practice what Christ demonstrated. Our desires are new, our thoughts are renewed. Yes we struggle with sin, but we do have a way out, that is found in the holiness of a righteous God.
The Christian life isn't an easy one, but the payoff trumps any struggle we have here. Our hope isn't built on our desires, but what God desires for me. What a great God we have, that He takes us out of the sludge of sin that we can find ourselves, takes our hand and lifts us out, cleans us, and then uses us to reflect the same holiness He is.
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