Jesus Redeemed Us to Give us Purpose

"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior, Christ Jesus, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from every lawless deed, and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds." Titus 2:11-14

The Apostle Paul gives instruction to the Christian disciple here that we must take to heart and apply to our daily living. Grace brings salvation to us, but we must receive it, and in receiving it, we must be different than we were before our salvation. How so?

• We must reject worldly desires.
• We must embrace the righteousness of God.
• We must use our minds to make good choices.
• We must embrace the ways of Jesus.
• We must realize that we belong to Jesus.
• We must decide to do good things (godly things) each and every day.

Jesus saved us to live different lives now to make a difference in the lives of people. He sure has made a difference in mine!