July 3, 2013 A Delightful Life

Read 2 Corinthians 6-7 A Delightful Way to Live 2 Cor 6:18-17:1 “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.” 17:1 Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. I INVITE you to take a minute or two and dwell on the promise in 6:18: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters.” Have you stopped and considered the power and magnificence of God’s promise? Creator, eternal, almighty God promises to relate to you as a perfect father. He promises to call you his child. He says he is ready and willing to be one who loves you when you’re unlovable, to guide you when you lose direction, to forgive you when you do wrong, to show you the way to a life of joy, to offer you eternal life with him. Do you feel God, the Father, offering his love to you? Do you have a picture of him offering his hand to you? Go ahead, take his love and take his hand. Put your hand in his and walk with him to a place that is different from the world. He wants to bring you to a place where you experience his holiness—his perfection. He wants you to be holy, too, away from the things that harm you. He will show you how to live under his protection. God has come to you as a loving Father. He wants to be your God. Feel his good pleasure and his protection. It’s True! God is totally devoted to you. Receive him.