As we prepare for Romans there is an emphasis on the role of righteousness in the life of a believer. Jesus came to give us a full and amazing life, but as we seek to live we have to choose between righteousness and unrighteousness as the foundation of our lives.
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]