SCRIPTURE: Titus (NIV) 2:14 (Jesus) who gave himself for us to redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good.
OBSERVATION: One characteristic of people who belong to Jesus is that they are “eager to do what is good.” It may be a burden. It may not be easy. But they are eager because they want to please the Lord. They want to please Him because they love Him. People who are eager usually do not complain. People who are eager accept the challenge before them joyfully.
APPLICATION: If there was ever anyone eager to do something it should be me eager to do what pleases the Lord. Even as the eagerness of others challenges me, my eagerness should be an example to others.
When other people find out that I am a Christian and am committed to the Lord, I do not want them to think that it is my burden, but that it is my pleasure to serve the Lord. And when it becomes a burden, I want to bear it joyfully in honor of all He has done for me! Like my dad told me, “It is worth the sacrifice to follow Jesus!.” It definitely is! –both for this life and for eternity!
PRAYER: Lord, I want you to see in me an eagerness to do what pleases you. It is my privilege to serve you. Amen.
Pastor Leon
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