CALLED TO BE GOOD

But if you suffer for doing good and endure it patiently, God is pleased with you. For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering just as

 Christ suffered for you. He is your example and you must follow his footsteps

1 Peter 2:20-21(NLT)

FOLLOWING CHRIST

At the cross, your sinful nature was erased

God gave you his bountiful mercy and grace

He calls you to do good even it means suffering

Just recall how Christ saved you by being the offering.

Christ is your model to emulate

He is the only one who never retaliates

He suffered for you so you can be free

He removed your blinders so you can see.

When my son was a child, he asked me “Why is it so easy for you to be good Mom? Why is it hard for me to do it?” What he didn’t know was the struggles I had to endure to be a good model for him.  I told him that it was God’s grace that makes me choose to do good and the focusing on Christ’s example keeps me on track.

God calls us to be good. Suffering and enduring are part of the equation to stay in God’s righteousness. He gave us Christ so we can understand love, suffering and humility and obedience.

PRAYER

Lord, help me to follow Christ daily.

REFLECTION

Why has God called you to emulate Christ?