Our Daily Devotion for Monday, January 25th, 2021

3 1 Remind them to submit to rulers and authorities. They should be obedient and ready to do every good thing. 2 They shouldn’t speak disrespectfully about anyone, but they should be peaceful, kind, and show complete courtesy toward everyone. 3 We were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, and slaves to our desires and various pleasures too. We were spending our lives in evil behavior and jealousy. We were disgusting, and we hated other people. 4 But “when God our savior’s kindness and love appeared, 5 he saved us because of his mercy, not because of righteous things we had done. He did it through the washing of new birth and the renewing by the Holy Spirit, 6 which God poured out upon us generously through Jesus Christ our savior. 7 So, since we have been made righteous by his grace, we can inherit the hope for eternal life.”               Titus 3:1-7
 
In today’s reading, Paul is giving help and instruction to younger believers who are working with other groups in pastoral care, such as the idea of choosing elders carefully and, once chosen, they should be listened to. This letter was written to Titus as he worked with believers on Crete, but what it has to say here is quite relevant to churches to this day
 
Let us pray please – Father in Heaven, we pray for strength in our faith through challenging times such as these. Keep us from the traps of The Evil One – jealousy, anger, wanting material goods over You, and the like. Help us instead to practice kindness, mercy, and love to all. It is through Your love that we are saved – and we thank you with all that we are.  In Jesus’ name we pray…..Amen
 
Yours in Christ  ,  Rollie

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