Just a quick encouragement to you who follow Christ, to live in Christ. Truly live. Here's a couple of great reasons why:
When God made you alive with Christ, He forgave all your sins. He canceled the record of the charges against you, and took it away by nailing it to the cross (Colossians 2:14). What you did has been erased. Forgiven, forgotten, forever. So what will you do now?
We, who are ALIVE because of Christ, share the great responsibility of LIVING as though we are ALIVE. That's why Paul tells us, as we heard on Sunday, to "put on your new nature, created to be like God - truly righteous and holy". When we do, not only are we obeying God's will for our lives, but others will see God's awesome love, grace, mercy and life-changing power at work in us, see the many ways God has blessed us, and BELIEVE!
Live ALIVE! You're called to, and someone else's future may depend on it!
