"Obey God because you are his children; don't slip back into your old ways-doing evil because you knew no better. But be holy now in everything you do, just as the Lord is holy, who invited you to be his child. He himself has said, "You must be holy, for I am holy." (1 Peter 1:14-16 TLB) Obedience is a choice! As God's children, we are without excuse when we choose to follow our old nature and do things that dishonor who God is! Remember, we were made in His image and after His own likeness; therefore, we are God's visible image in the world. When the world sees us, what is their impression and opinion of God? Does what they see draw them to Him or drive them from Him?
Prayer: Lord, thank you for creating us in your own image and likeness. Help us daily to represent you to the world in a way that draws them to you and not drives them from you! Amen.
Col 3:10-11. . . . You are living a brand new kind of life that is continually learning more and more of what is right, and trying constantly to be more and more like Christ who created this new life within you. 11 In this new life one's nationality or race or education or social position is unimportant; such things mean nothing. Whether a person has Christ is what matters, and he is equally available to all. TLB
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