Our lives in Christ are not a single choice and then basking in the after glow of that one decision. We are called to live into our destiny by conforming to the character that Christ has made available...or our old habits will just lurk in the shadows.

So roll up your sleeves, put your mind in gear, be totally ready to receive the gift that’s coming when Jesus arrives. Don’t lazily slip back into those old grooves of evil, doing just what you feel like doing. You didn’t know any better then; you do now. As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness. God said, “I am holy; you be holy. [1 Peter 1:13-16]