One . . .Under God!

For as many of you were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female, for you all are ONE in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:27-28)

We are called to be a peculiar people . . . A people set apart. (1 Peter 2:9). We are to set the standard for the world, not follow a standard far below that which Christ has set. If He could humble Himself to honor His Father, despite the shame and ridicule, than why can we not honor Him with our lives? Why must we make excuse after excuse as to why we cannot follow His ways over the world? Why must we allow culture to dictate our actions rather than His Word? To first be a Christ follower, we must make Him our priority. He cannot come in second. Culture does not outweigh our identity with Christ! We must take up our crosses of injustice, of tolerance, of bigotry, of political correctness and the like and follow the footsteps of our Lord and Savior. He knows our struggles and UNDER GOD, His will can be accomplished in our lives. We serve a perfect God in an imperfect society. Let's make it our mission to live to please Him, not the factions of the world.