Off The Chair
Wednesday, April 20, 2022
The Life of Extra
Imagine you were guilty of a serious crime and you were sentenced to death in the electric chair? You are taken to the chair, they strap you down and they are about to pull the switch. Suddenly, at the last minute you are reprieved. Someone gave their life for you, they chose to die in your place so you would be free. They unstrap you, they open the door, they set you free. They say, "go in peace." You would live in gratitude. You wouldn't demand anything, you would count your blessings. You would live with a debt of love. But if you want salvation and the blessings of mercy, then you have to live by mercy. You were sentenced to eternal judgment and rightly, but someone gave his life for you. You went to your judgment and you will be free now because He went to your judgment. Live your life appropriately, hold no more bitterness, relinquish all rights, bless and live in humility. Walk in a debt of love, because you just walked away from the chair. Or rather, your salvation began when you left the execution stake - the Cross!

Today's Mission
You have been blessed with a debt of love that comes from salvation. Pay that debt of love by living a day of love - and a life of love.

Titus 2:11-12
11 For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,
12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
God’s readiness to give and forgive is now public. Salvation’s available for everyone! We’re being shown how to turn our backs on a godless, indulgent life, and how to take on a God-filled, God-honoring life. This new life is starting right now, and is whetting our appetites for the glorious day when our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, appears. He offered himself as a sacrifice to free us from a dark, rebellious life into this good, pure life, making us a people he can be proud of, energetic in goodness.

Have a blessed day and weekend.