He
Saved Us,
Not
Because Of The Righteous Things We Have Done,
But
Because Of His Mercy.
Scripture
Titus
3
1
Remind the believers to submit to the government and its officers.
They should be obedient, always ready to do what is good.
2 They must
not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they should be
gentle and show true humility to everyone.
3 Once we,
too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled and became slaves
to many lusts and pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy,
and we hated each other.
When
God our Savior revealed his kindness and love,
5 he
saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but
because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth
and new life through the Holy Spirit.
7 Because
of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence
that we will inherit eternal life.
Observation
The
Apostle Paul lived under the oppressive rule of the Roman government
and he spent a good part of his ministry in Roman jails and yet in
spite of all of that he writes and tells us in Titus 3 to submit to
the government and its officers.
He
says the same thing in Romans 13:1-5 and yet I hear those who say
that they are followers of Jesus refusing to do simple things that
government officials are telling us to do that would possibly slow
the spread of the pandemic that we are presently painfully
experiencing.
Titus
3:1 is followed by verse two which says, “They
must not slander anyone and must avoid quarreling. Instead, they
should be gentle and show true humility to everyone.”
It
is also interesting that those who choose to ignore Titus 3:1 and
Romans 13:1-5 also tend to be folks that find it easy to attack and
slander others, even other believers.
You
and I, as we go through this difficult time, need to be gentle and
show true humility to everyone.
Application
I
will do everything I can to keep me and my family safe from Covid 19
and I will do my best not to spread the virus to someone else. I will
do my best to be gentle and show humility to everyone. I will look
for the good in people.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for revealing Your
kindness and love to me by saving me. It was not because of anything
that I have done, but it was because of Your mercy. You washed away
my sins. You have given me new birth and new life through Your Holy
Spirit. (Titus 3:5-6 personalized)
I
pray for our government leaders. Lord, I know that they are far from
perfect, (and I know that I too am far from perfect) but they are
there for my good. Give them wisdom to lead during this difficult
time.
I
pray for our pastors. Give them wisdom. Help them lead us through
this difficult time. Help them to lead us with gentleness and true
humility.
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