I believe Christ died and rose again to set us free from the law of sin and death. He wants our joy to be complete. He wants to give us victory over self/sin as we walk in the Spirit. He wants to replace our spirit of fear with a peace that passes understanding. Which can only come as we in faith entrust ourselves wholeheartedly to Him. He wants to be our shepherd and carry us close to his heart. He wants to be our refuge and hide us under the shelter of his wings. He wants us to taste and see that the Lord is good for his mercies are new every morning. He wants us to be honest with ourselves and call sin sin so that he can be our advocate with the Father who calls us to worship Him in the Spirit and in truth. He wants us to guard our hearts and live a holy life which is well pleasing to him. He wants us to be wise and shine like the brightness of the heavens because our names by faith are written in the book of life. He wants us to be ministers of reconciliation for his desire is that none shall perish. He wants us to know that He is for us while at the same time aware that the devil is a liar who seeks to devour us. He wants us to resist the devil so he won’t rob us of our joy and the blessing we could be to others. He wants to sanctify us by the truth which is the word of God. He wants to transform our thoughts, attitudes and actions by spending time meditating on his word. He wants us to know that when he chastens us he is loving us. He wants us to be confident that he who began a good work in us will be faithful to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. He also wants us to flee from sexual immorality keeping in mind that our bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit. Acknowledging we sin against ourselves when we share our bodies with another outside of marriage. In a world where wrong is right won’t you believe with me that we can’t pick and choose which parts of the Bible are true to justify our sinful choices. Let us all let the word of Christ dwell richly in us in order that we live our lives in a manner that brings honor to the Lamb who was graciously slain purchasing our redemption.
Titus 2:11-14 (NIV): For the grace of God has appeared that offers salvation to all people. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed hope—the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
Romans 8:2
John 15:11
Galatians 5:16
2 Timothy 1:7 & Philippians 4:7
Isaiah 40:11
Psalm 91:4
Psalm 34:8 & Lamentations 3:22-23
1 John 1:8-10 & 1 John 2:1 & John 4:23-24
Proverbs 4:23, 1 Peter 1:13-16 & Ephesians 5:7-10
Daniel 12:1-3 & Revelation 3:5
2 Corinthians 5:16-21 & 2 Peter 3:9
Romans 8:31 & 1 Peter 5:8
James 4:7
John 17:17
Romans 12:2 & Psalm 119:11
Hebrews 12:5-11
Philippians 1:6
1 Corinthians 6:18-20
Colossians 3:16 & Revelation 5:12
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