Why doesn't the world around us accept the message of redemption? Often the problem isn't Jesus...oh they love Jesus' behavior, but they stumble over their own internal comparison to His sinless life and–the problem of our witness. Listen in.
So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]