In light of this living hope we have, Paul warned us: Prepare for action, and be self-controlled. We are to set our hearts fully on the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ until he is revealed. So, until that time arrives, how should we live? We live in a culture where people do as they please and with no regard for God’s words. But we ought to be different. As we wait for the Lord’s return, we should no longer conform to the evil desires we had when we lived in ignorance. It is because we have been called by God. His word says, “Be holy, because I am holy.”

To be holy means to be set apart. We have been set apart by God and bought not with the things of this world but with the precious blood of Christ, which has given us new life in God. Therefore, we should not grow comfortable while living in this world but as strangers on the earth with reverent fear before Him. May we never take for granted what Christ has done for us, but live, set apart for God, with our faith and hope fully anchored in Him alone.
Application: Father, thank you for the blood of Christ that removed my sin and gave me new life. While we live in this world, may we not conform to it, but live set apart for You alone.
One Word: Bought with the blood of Christ to be holy and set apart for God