1 Peter 2: 15-16
For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.
What of Today’s Verse…
What does the world most need to hear from me today? A life tuned to the melody of grace that I claim I believe. Doing good, being like Christ is Peter’s answer to opposition, cynicism, and even persecution. We are free in Jesus, but being free means that we don’t have to pretentiously prove we are free. Instead, we can live for him who died to conquer death. He renounced absolute heavenly freedom so we could find it. We are free to serve others, and most of all to serve God.
Let us Pray:
Holy Father, my Great Emancipator, you have freed me from sin, law, and death at the cost of your precious Son. I open my heart to you today to say I love you and want to thank you. Please accept the actions of my life, the words of my mouth, the thoughts of my mind, and the emotions of my heart today as my offering of thanks. Through Jesus my Sacrifice and your holy Son I pray. Amen.
Words of Wisdom
Forgiven
In giving and receiving forgiveness, I am greatly blessed.
The biblical story of Job relates the power of forgiveness in even the most challenging circumstances. Job’s faith was tested, and much of his humiliation came at the hands of friends who pretended to be helpful, but who were mocking him. The moment Job prayed for his friends, his relationships and fortunes were restored.
As Job did, I can pray for the well-being of others in a powerful restorative act of forgiveness. I forgive others for treating me with anything less than respect and honor. I forgive myself for thinking of myself as anything less than whole, abundant, worthy, and divine. This inner resurgence of forgiveness impacts all areas of my life in positive ways.
In forgiving, I experience forgiveness, and I am greatly blessed.
“And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he had prayed for his friends; and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.”–Job 42:10
