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Tuesday, October 10, 2017

The Great Exchange {Titus 2}




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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