Titus 2:11-12

While we don’t take a jar full of cookies, place them on the roof, and then tell our two year old they can have some if they can get one – apparently we live our lives as if God has taken His most precious riches, hidden them out of reach,  and then asked us to get them so we can be free!  While our faith is not necessarily effortless, it is neither tortuously difficult (1 John 5:3)

Yet other Christians, thinking living a holy life is impossible, have decided to put no effort whatsoever in their spiritual lives and simply sin all they want.  Believing their soul will go to heaven and their body will not, they have turned God’s grace into a license to sin (even if they choose not to use those words).  This is why Paul warns us, “use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”  (Galatians 5:13)

In reality, God’s grace is liberating.  It frees us to obey God’s Word, God’s ways, and God’s will.  He would never ask us to do that which He would not equip us to do.  When He says to deny worldly lusts (Titus 2:12), we need not fear His commands.  In fact, we can allow God’s unmerited favor in our life to work through us to love others, serve God, and build His Kingdom!  Are you a kingdom builder?

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