Words of Encouragement February - 29 - 2004
We are free in Jesus, but being free means that we don't have to put on a show to prove we are free. Instead, we can live for Him who died to conquer death and renounced absolute heavenly freedom so we could find it. We are free to serve others, and most of all to serve God.
The Bible reading is from 1 Peter 2:15-16.
15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men--
16 as free, yet not using liberty as a cloak for vice, but as bondservants of God.
Let us pray.
Holy Father, you have freed us from sin, law, and death at the cost of your precious Son. We open our hearts to you today to say we love you. We want to thank you for this gift of incredible redemption. Please accept the actions of our lives and the words of our mouth and the thoughts of our mind and the emotions of our heart today as our offering of thanks.
In the name of Jesus we pray.
Amen.