Thought of the Day !!

God has called us to be holy, not to live impure lives. Anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human rules but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
1 Thessalonians 4:7-8 (NLT)

Surely you've heard people talk about accepting Jesus as their Lord and Savior. Maybe you've even been asked if you've done this very thing. But what does it mean to say that Jesus is Lord? What does it mean to say he is Savior?

For the answer to the second question concerning Savior, I believe that it means that Jesus is the one who saves us from our sins. He's the one we place our trust in for salvation.

As for the first question, it means that he is the ruler of our lives. If we claim that Jesus is Lord, it means that we will obey Him. His commands to us are just that; commands. They are not suggestions. We can obey if we wish. Or we can choose not to obey. But the truth of the matter is that Jesus is only our Lord when we obey Him. And he commands us to love God, to love each other and to be holy.

Are we obeying Jesus today in being holy? Or are we living an immoral lifestyle? Are we placing God first in our hearts and lives? Or are we at the center of them? Do we show love of God by loving our neighbor? Or do we love ourselves more than others?

It's not that if we mess up, we will be tossed aside by God. It's that in choosing to live unholy lives we make the choice to reject God. Our lives will be lived out in a holy fashion, or they will be lived out in a way that is not pleasing to God. Which would you prefer?

In the love of Christ,
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