December 30, 2008

“As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. 1 Peter 1:16 The Message

What is so special about you …?

Everything … God is doing something in your life that is beyond anything you could ever imagine. He is pulling you into a God-shaped life. He is creating an energetic new life in you. He has created a fresh start in you that is blazing with holiness. That’s right … holiness. Your un-holy old life is gone. You may wrestle with the old stuff … You may even fall down a few times … You may even think that it is up to you to try to be holy in your own strength. The everything of Jesus is the everything in you that is holy. All you can do is walk along with the Holy One. All you can do is let your life be shaped by His life. All you can do is live your life today united with the Messiah! Your holy calling is all about learning to love the holy life that Jesus is living in you. That means He is making holy in you all those places that you detest … feel so ashamed about … try so hard to hide … pretend to be someone you are not … A holy birth … a holy death … a holy resurrected life. What is so special about you? …. Everything! It only takes a holy moment … You be holy….

“Now we look inside, and what we see is that anyone united with the Messiah gets a fresh start, is created new. The old life is gone; a new life burgeons.” 2 Cor. 5:17 The Message

Ken Chester: Grace Gripped is sent M-F to Blazing Followers of Jesus and friends of Priority One (P1F.org)