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Wenn Gott sogar seinen Sohn preisgab, um uns zu retten, was würde er da nicht aufgeben, um uns zu segnen und zu erhalten? Das ist das Argument von Paulus. In 1 Korinther 6, 19-20, teilt er uns mit, dass wir durch einen Preis erworben wurden, der uns zur Heiligkeit ermutigt. In Römer 8 argumentiert er in gleicher Weise, hier jedoch, um uns Zuversicht zu geben. Es ist erstaunlich, welch einen facettenreichen Segen die Wahrheit über die Gnade Gottes enthält.
Thoughts on Today's Verse...
If God gave up his Son to save us, what will he not do to bless, guide, and keep us? That's Paul's point in our verse today. God bought us out of bondage to sin, death, and hell so that now we are holy to him (1 Corinthians 6:19-20). Paul was telling the Corinthians that God's overflowing grace should motivate us toward holiness, living wholeheartedly and unabashedly for God while using our bodies to glorify him as a temple to God in the Holy Spirit. In our verse for today, Paul is seeking to motivate us to live for God while also giving us assurance. God was gracious to redeem us when we were undeserving (Romans 5:6-11). Now that we are his children and seeking to honor him, we can trust that he is doing everything to bring his salvation in us to completion! God's initial grace saves us while his ongoing grace blesses us continuously. Isn't it amazing how God's grace is such a multifaceted and ongoing blessing to us?!
Mein Gebet
Allmächtiger Gott, ich bin von deiner aufopfernden Liebe, die mir in Jesus angeboten wird, überwältigt. Vater, benutze deinen Geist, um mich in Erwiderung auf deine Gnade zum Dienst anzuregen. Möge dieser Tröster meine Zuversicht in dein Heil und in deine Sehnsucht, mich mit deinem reichen Segen zu beschenken, vertiefen. Im herrlichen Namen Jesu bete ich. Amen.
My Prayer...
Almighty God, I am overwhelmed by your sacrificial love offered to me in Jesus. As your Spirit comforts, encourages, and moves me toward holiness, I revel in the assurance of your continual outpouring of grace as you lead me toward the full realization of salvation, a salvation you long to grace me with your continuous blessings in my life. In Jesus' glorious name, I pray and thank you. Amen.
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