What are you looking for in life? There are times when we are actively looking for something. Maybe you have hunted for a new job. When looking for a car, you shop and compare. Even when doing something as simple as buying an apple, you look carefully; you don’t take the top one but want one that looks ripe and is not bruised.

Believers are told to “pursue” the traits in the verse below. We are to actively chase after and find these.

Make time for God’s Word in your life. There you will find “righteousness, faith, love and peace.” In the Scriptures you hear the reality of who you are. You are a forgiven and dearly loved child of God. You are the object of his attention and work.

Life doesn’t tell you that. Hardships, failures, sins, and death would suggest we are on the outside. But that is not true! Because Jesus is your Savior, you are one of God’s people. His death and resurrection proclaim that you are alive and will be live for eternity. You know the peace of his love and forgiveness. Your gifts, abilities, and talents are the ways that you can serve him now.

Look for righteousness, faith, love and peace as you hear and believe God’s Word. Look for them in how you think and speak and act as God’s child. Pursue God’s grace and his ways. The effort is always worth it!

"Pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace." (2 Timothy 2:22)

 

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