“He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” (1 Peter 2:24 NIV)
Watching people at Disney is interesting. I saw one guy yesterday that had tattoos of Disney characters and images on one leg and images of Marvel comic characters on the other. I've seen others carrying packages larger than their double strollers and their single child. It makes me wonder what they're living for. Peter reminds us that it's not enough to simply accept Jesus as savior, but we are literally to die to sins and live a life of righteousness. Fortunately, we aren't doing this on our own as all the people did in the Old Testament. We have the Holy Spirit - God's very presence in us. Given to us to help us live the life of righteousness we are called to live. One thing is for sure. God tells us that we are either for Him or against Him. We must choose daily for whom we are going to live. It is obvious to me by the news, policies of our government, and our politics, we are a nation of people loving for ourselves. For whom are you living? Have you died to sins and living for righteousness, trying to straddle the fence and live for both God and yourself, or simply living for yourself?
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