1 Peter 2:24
He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness, by his wounds you have been healed.
What of Today’s Verse…
He bore our sins. He didn’t just carry them; he suffered the penalty we deserved. His anguish was our healing, his suffering our righteousness. How can we ever think of going back to sin after he suffered so much to bear their penalty?
Let us Pray:
Holy God, how you could stand to see your precious Son under the weight of my sin, all sin, I will never understand. Thank you for such a great love and for being so great a God. There is none who can be compared to you, O God. Your greatness is beyond imagining and your love beyond my dreams. I will live this day to your glory through him who bore my sin so I could be your child. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Your actions…
The best reason to do something is, simply and honestly, because it needs to be done. What often leads to trouble is when things are done for the sake of appearances, or out of a sense of guilt, or for spite, or for a whole host of other reasons which really don’t make any sense at all.
Live by intention, not by reaction, and you’ll get precisely where you desire to go. Do the right thing because it is the right thing to do. Forget about whether it will fit your image, or what other people will think. If it’s the right thing to do, if it needs to be done, then do it.
Have the courage to express your true values and beliefs not with words alone, but with the way you live your life. Do what you know is right. Do what you know need to be done. Fulfil your own unique destiny. Act like the person you are. You’re alive. You’re full of possibilities. You can understand and you can think for yourself. Act like it, and fulfil the very special promise of your life.
