“Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Just after Jesus’ line about peacemakers, he says: That can be difficult when we feel ostracized for our faith, but that’s the time when such actions are most needed. Rather than lashing out at others with hateful rhetoric and disdain, we should consider how we can show other people the very love of Christ. If we truly think of ourselves as children of God, those saved by the grace of Jesus, then we should be peacemakers. Much of the rhetoric of today has become filled with anger and hate. Here are some practical and biblical steps you can take today to transform a life. But the solution starts right here, with each of us. How to Transform a Life Today, Biblically In the How to Study the Bible podcast, pastor and Bible teacher Nicole Unice brings life back to reading the Bible by walking listeners through her Alive Method of Bible study, helping us personally encounter God through his Word by giving us a practical, clear road map for understanding, interpreting and applying Scripture to our lives.BIBLE VERSE OF THE DAY: “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” - Matthew 5:9, NIV What should feel alive often feels confusing and boring and irrelevant. We want to experience God through the Bible… we really do!īut our good intentions fall flat when reading the Bible just doesn’t seem to help us experience God in a real way. Who is God asking you to serve? What selfish desires do you need to lay aside to put someone else’s life before your own? Are you too busy or too distracted to serve others?Īdapted from “What Did Paul Mean When He Said, “I Die Daily”?” John 21 tells us that if all the things Jesus did were all written down, the entire world could not contain the books that would be written! Jesus ministered to thousands upon thousands of people during His time here on earth. Jesus did not come to be served, but to serve others. We are not perfect, but thankfully Jesus was, and because of His sacrifice on the cross, we have been given the precious gift of the Holy Spirit as born-again believers.ģ. We discover what that will is when we read the Bible and study it for ourselves to learn God’s ways. Jesus obediently submitted Himself to the will of the Father.Įach day, we are faced with the temptation to satisfy our flesh and go outside the boundaries of God’s perfect will. Jesus would rise early to pray and seek God for His will for the day.Ģ. Jesus humbly approached the Father through prayer.Įven though Jesus was God in the flesh, He still leaned upon God the Father for everything He said and did while He walked this earth. How do we imitate Christ in our everyday life? Here are three ways Jesus lived a selfless faith on earth.ġ. We may not ever get the honor to literally die for Jesus Christ because of our faith in Him, but by God’s grace, we can imitate His selflessness every day. And it is what he and the rest of the apostles literally gave their lives to preach to the world through their words and actions. That was Paul’s mission in life – to imitate Christ. “I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily” ( 1 Corinthians 15:31)Īs Jesus’ disciples, we are called to follow Him.
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