Romans 1:1-6
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, set apart for the gospel of God, which he promised beforehand through his prophets in the holy Scriptures, concerning his Son, who was descended from David according to the flesh and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord, through whom we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith for the sake of his name among all the nations, including you who are called to belong to Jesus Christ,
Tag: Service for God in the Image of Christ - Sanctification
To sum up what Paul is saying in the above text could be as follows:
"God, please shape my life into the image of Christ, using the chisel of God's Word in the hand of the Spirit of God so that in the end my life might reach other for Christ and be found in your glory and praise."
Paul knows the purpose of his life. It is not found from within it is found from above. God gave it to him. That is not to say it is not discovered from within. The Spirit of God is shaping his hear and mind to want to serve God to reach others and see them, like him, conformed to the image of Christ. That is my prayer for this new year - to allow the Spirit of God, through the Word of God, to shape me into the image of the Son of God to the glory and praise of God.
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