1 Peter 2:24 (NIV)
24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the
cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by
his wounds you have been healed.”
All life is a struggle—that is the nature of things. Even
within our physical bodies, doctors tell us, a conflict for supremacy is going
on. The bacteria in our bloodstream are waging a constant war against alien
germs. The red corpuscles fight the white corpuscles constantly in an effort to
maintain life within the body. A battle is also raging in the spiritual realm.
“We fight,” the Bible says, “against the rulers of the darkness of this world.”
Darkness hates light. I have a dog that would rather dig up a moldy carcass to
chew on than to have the finest, cleanest meal. He can’t help it—that is his
nature. Men cannot help that it is their nature to respond to the lewd, the
salacious, and the vile. They will have difficulty doing otherwise until they
are born again. And until they are changed by the power of Christ, they will
likely be at enmity against those who are associated with Christ.
Thought for today:
Does what I do in life honor Christ?
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