Thank you all for taking time to share together about your journey that continues to shine the Light of hope among the nations! Jesus is the reason we do what we do; to give Him all the glory! I was encouraged and moved to tears as each of you passionately explained the events of this past week that allowed God's love to be made known through you. It's great to see how the Spirit is leading us to go deeper in relationship with Him and one another. It was a powerful reminder that it came with great price - the sacred blood of Jesus, God's one and only beloved Son - to repair the broken relationship with Him because of OUR sin. We need to: "roll up our sleeves, put our minds in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that's coming when Jesus arrives. Don't lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn't know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God's life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, "I am holy; you be holy." Now that you've cleaned up your lives by following the Truth, love one another as if your lives depended on it. Your new life is not like your old life. Your old birth came from mortal sperm; your new birth comes from God's living Word."
1 Peter 1:13-16 & 22-23 ~ The Message
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