Today’s Thought “Supreme Purpose” G. Ward

Titus 2:11-12

For God has revealed his grace for the salvation of all people. That grace instructs us to give up ungodly living and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in this world.

 

Grace, perhaps is the most widely misunderstood spiritual phenomenon; until the pursuit unfolds Christ as grace personified. It’s HIS example that demonstrates life in earth for the believer is to be sacrificial, even towards those undeserving (i.e., the whole of mankind) and whereas social media’s adherents are propelling through this New Year with ideas of removing all negative influences, have you forgotten His own forsook Him, along with rebellion found in each of us and how we’re called as emissaries of His to proclaim ONE who will/can forgive them, change them and make them useful in the same (*cf. Matt.18:21-22)? Holy God is entirely antithetical to man’s vain philosophy and while HIS pursuit of us didn’t waver because we were entirely unlovely (i.e., a negative influence – Ro.5:8); cease on today in efforts of dismissal and trust, “such were some of you” (1 Cor.6:8-11) …