When it comes to living the Christian life, Jesus makes it clear that what we do is to be done in service to others and for the glory of God alone, with no thought for self or the approval of others.  This is something that each one of us must wrestle with on a daily basis.

 

~Matthew 6:1-18

In light of what took place recently at the Capitol, as the Electoral College was set to ratify the results of November's presidential election, people are asking, "Is there any hope for America?"  But a far greater question is this:  "What kind of people ought we to be" (2 Peter 3:11)?  Or, in the words of Chuck Colson, "How NOW shall we live?"  Jesus Sermon on the Mount gives a clear picture of how you and I should live in anticipation of the return of Christ.  The Beatitudes reveal to us the character of a true disciple and "conduct flows out of character" (Wiersbe).

 

Matthew 5:3-12

Have you ever had the experience of having lived a moment you wished you had not—one that you wish you could erase?  It was just such a moment that began the cycle of human misery that has enslaved mankind since the birth of humanity.  But Jesus came on a rescue mission to free the captives and to restore that which was broken.  That plan was not an emergency decision God came up with after Adam and Eve fell to temptation.  Rather, God's rescue mission was planned before time began.

 

Genesis 3:15; 1 Peter 1:3-12