Since you have in
obedience to the truth purified
your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from
the heart… 1 Peter 1:22-25
When I read the Bible, the Word of God, I encounter truth. Truth is what I am to live by. When I obey the truth my life is changed.
The renewing of my mind affects everything – what I think, what I believe, what I want and ultimately, what I do.
The love that I express becomes pure, at least in comparison to what it once was. My soul is changed. My love is changed. My relationship with others, especially those in my spiritual family, approaches wholesomeness. My love moves from a lukewarm state to a fervency that I can express to others.
Not because of what I’ve done, but because of what He has done. Birth inspires new and different activity, whether physical or spiritual. We are never again the same.
These are just some thoughts as I journal through 1st Peter.
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