“To rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve Him without fear in holiness and righteousness before Him all our days.” Luke 1:74-75 NIV
A believer is not just reformed or changed, but a new creature by the power of God’s salvation (2 Corinthians 5:17). Before God, the Christian has nothing to fear because out of nothing, God has made us perfect. God’s mercy is behind our salvation, He is faithful to keep His promise of salvation, He is powerful to accomplish salvation, and His grace grants the believer their salvation. The salvation of sinners is His grand project and primary focus in all creation. What’s the purpose? (Luke 1:74) The reason God so wondrously saves is so that we may serve Him. He is our new good and loving Master. Previously we served only ourselves, but now we serve the living God, not begrudgingly or unfairly, but with love and thanks. To serve God does not just mean a ministry or a position at church. Serving is worship to God. To live in obedience to His word. In Exodus, God brought the Israelites out of Egypt to serve Him, to worship Him and to celebrate His salvation. (Exodus 5:1, Exodus 9:1) How do we serve God? We serve Him in holiness and righteousness. These are two sides of the same coin; holiness is internal while righteousness is expressed in the way we live. To act righteously without holiness is hypocrisy, for which the Pharisees were condemned. Holiness is always a righteous character. It is our character conforming to the character of God. We are saved to be the light of God in the world, to serve in holiness and righteousness, so that others may also be saved.
PRAYER THOUGHT
Lord, thank You for saving us to serve in holiness and righteousness.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, thank You for saving us to be Your light in the world, to serve in holiness and righteousness, so that others may also be saved. AMEN
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