We live to the Lord.

Romans 14:7-12, For none of us lives to himself, and none of us dies to himself. For if we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord’s. For to this end Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God; for it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” So then each of us will give an account of himself to God.

We have the opportunity to look beyond our selfish desires to those things that He has in store for us today. I know that my natural bent is to look after myself and that I can’t live to Him on my own. Fortunately, He is the one who upholds me and is able to make me stand!

Give us the strength for today that we may stand and live to You, Lord!

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