Lev. 19:1-2,9-18:These are the instructions that God gave to Moses for the Israelites on how a holy person should act.
Ps. 119:38-40: Lord, keep me from looking onto things that is not godly. Take away my shame, so I can live a godly life. Please keep your promises to me that is in your Word. Your law is good and I want to follow them.
1 Cor. 3:10-11: You are a house that belongs to God. Jesus built the foundation of the house. Others have build on that foundation & does so even today. Be careful how you build on the house.
Mat. 5:38-48: Jesus teaches his followers that as children of God they to not fight back when someone does evil to them. He goes on to say that they should love your enemy & pray for them. Why? Because it is the godly thing to do. For God does good things to the good & evil like giving them sunlight at the same time. You will be holy like God when you do these things.
In the verses of this week. We are told to be holy as God is holy. Then we are told how to be so. First, we are to keep our eyes in the Word of God, for it will help us know how God wants us to act. We need to keep our eyes on the Word for God has asked us to live & act differently then the world does. For example: we are told to NOT get revenge on those who does evil to us. Instead we are to pray for them and act in a good way towards them.
Why? Because that is what God does. You see, God sent Jesus to die for us so that we could be saved long before we wanted to love and serve him. That is the foundation that he laid on the house & kingdom of God. Others who follow Jesus has built on that foundation ,so that we might see and come to Christ. Our souls are the stones that build the house of God. Now it is our turn to build on top of what godly men and women have built before us. We need to be careful how we do so.
Why? Because others are watching our every move and how we live out our salvation will either draw people towards or away from God.
Challenge of the week:
This week, look at your life and figure out if your life is as godly as it should be. If you have an area of your life that isn't confess it to God asking for forgiveness. then strive to change it, so you will be a more godly person. This will help prepare you for lent season.
Accomplishment of the week:
How did the change you made this week help you become a more godly person?
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