Tuesday... So what did we all used to be? We tend to forget what we used to be like, don't we? But the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians says in chapter 2 verse 2a (NLT), "You used to live in sin, just like the rest of the world, obeying the devil - the commander of the powers in the unseen world." He goes on in verse 3, "All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature, By our very nature we were subject to God's anger, just like everyone else." Yes we tend to forget what we used to be like and that the change in us did not just happen. And we so many times look at people even those close to us and point our finger at them in condemnation, condemning them. "Look at the sinner. Look at what they did to me. I'm so glad that I'm not like that." But at some point, "All of us used to live that way." But Paul goes on in verses 4 & 5 to say, "But God is so rich ...
A positive reflection for a new day...