The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in Titus 3:3-7,
"At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life."
The kindness, love and mercy of our God reached out to us: we - who were foolish, disobedient, deceived (by our own minds and hearts) and enslaved to our sin natures.
What kind of a heart does our God have that reaches out to a people like us? In addition to saving us he has poured out his Holy Spirit on us, renewing us!
We are told here that we are "heirs having the hope of eternal life." I'm not sure of what all that being an heir brings to us. But I know it must be incredible. As Paul puts it in Romans 8:17, we are co-heirs with Jesus Christ!
As I think of these things this morning I am awestruck at the wonderful things we have at the hand of our God of boundless love for us!
The kindness, love and mercy of our God reached out to us: we - who were foolish, disobedient, deceived (by our own minds and hearts) and enslaved to our sin natures.
What kind of a heart does our God have that reaches out to a people like us? In addition to saving us he has poured out his Holy Spirit on us, renewing us!
We are told here that we are "heirs having the hope of eternal life." I'm not sure of what all that being an heir brings to us. But I know it must be incredible. As Paul puts it in Romans 8:17, we are co-heirs with Jesus Christ!
As I think of these things this morning I am awestruck at the wonderful things we have at the hand of our God of boundless love for us!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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