By Allen White
For the
grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to
say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled,
upright and godly lives in this present age, while we wait for the blessed
hope—the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, 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. Titus
2:11-14 (NIV)
What are you eager to do? This week my
kids were eager to tear into Christmas presents. Well, to be honest, I was
eager to do that too. What are you eager to do?
Some people are eager to make money.
Others are eager to connect with friends. Some are eager to avoid pain. The
rest are just eager to make it to the end of this week, month or year. (This
week is actually the end of all three). Jesus desires a people who are eager to
do what is good.
Now, before we start having flashbacks
of all of the angry preachers who told us that we were bad and undeserving of
Heaven, even though we had walked the aisle many times before, let’s look back
at the passage.
Jesus gave himself to redeem us and to
purify us. If we could redeem and purify ourselves, then Jesus’ sacrifice would
be for nothing. There really is nothing that you or I can add to that. Jesus
did it for us. But, what about the eagerness?
Being eager is really an innate sort of
thing. You can’t work yourself up to being eager. You’re either eager or you’re
not. “But, what if I’m not eager to do good? What does that mean about my
relationship with God?” Honestly, it probably means that you’re distracted. The
only way to gain God’s eagerness is to stop long enough to hear from Him.
So, right now, I would like you to stop
what you’re doing…for two minutes. Say nothing. Do nothing. Just center
yourself on God. Check your watch. Go. And, listen to what He has to say.
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