Today’s Thought “When I’m Alone” G. Ward

1 Peter 1:13-17

Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior;  because it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay on earth.

The message of Christ is never to be contrasted with insufficiency found in man. The hope that it (the gospel) extends, grants rest and those hurriedly including plans in pleasure (cf. Eph.5:3-5) are generally agents of avoidance unbeknownst (due to very few sharing Truth). What are they avoiding? The greatest Love of all realized, is the original intent for man. It cannot maintain ideas of knowing HIM without absolute reliance/trust HIS perfect guidance offers.

It appears that the magnitude of this task that necessitates a consistent, interrogative journey, requires accompaniment (*Heb. 10:25). Refuse the journey offered by the religious, opting instead for those practitioners of faith’s requirement and live…