A New Brand

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(Titus 3:14) “And let our people learn to devote themselves to good works, so as to help cases of urgent need, and not be unfruitful.”

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Becoming devoted to good works opens up an expansive playground for one's imagination. Paul instructed Titus to let his portion of the church learn this creativity. Ironically, these same people had been enslaved to self-promoting good works, fearing God’s wrath for not being good enough. Now, having been fully justified by the forgiving grace that Jesus’ blood paid for, these same people now freely devoted themselves to the joys of loving people.They had pure hearts and motives to focus on those who were in greatest need. What a great social revolution!

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The beauty of this healed devotion is that the body of Christ is liberated to partner with the Holy Spirit’s creativity. We get to dream and create. We get to share in God's good works so the Gospel is launched in fresh, tangible ways.

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Lord, I see that before such a revolution can catch me and carry me to where I really want to be, I need to devote myself afresh to You, to re-receive Your grace today, and to remember Your call on my life. Lord, Your will is supreme above all other temptations and all the screeching noises from the world. I am fully Yours, Jesus!