The Great Exchange {Titus 2}
12:30 AM
Titus
2 is one of my all-time favorite chapters of the Bible. It’s so full of wonderful teaching and
reminders that I find it difficult to limit my discussion to just one place. Many women would choose verses 3-5 to
discuss, but there’s so much more here.
We
are reminded here that we should treat our salvation like a beautiful piece of
jewelry, using our lives as a way to display the beauty of God’s grace to the
world. God never intended for His salvation
be kept for a certain group of people.
We adorn ourselves for the whole world to see so that everyone will come
to know Him.
How
can we adorn ourselves with God’s saving grace for the world to see?
· We say ‘NO’ to ungodliness
and worldly passions
· We live self-controlled
and godly lives
· We should live soberly
· We should live righteously
· We look for the blessed
hope
· We look for the glorious
appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ
We
glorify God and highlight His grace by resisting evil and doing good. Our lives of obedience are a response to His salvation
and a way to adorn His grace for the world to see.
We not only stand as a witness to the world, we are preparing for “the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ.” (v. 13)
We
belong to Christ and we wait for Him, because He is the “one who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify
for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.” (v.
14)
This
scripture reminds us of the importance of obedience as we wait for the glory of
Christ’s return. Do you have an area in
your life where you keep hearing a resounding ‘NO’? Ask God to conform your life more and more to
His image. Our lives should display our
gratitude for all the protection and provision God has provided us.
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