Zealous for Good Works
Scripture: Titus 2:13-14Devotional Series: Rendered Innocent
Teaching: Rendered Innocent pt. 2 (SUN_AM 2024-06-23) by Pastor Star R Scott
We’re saved and being conformed to His image. No more working to try to please Him. You can live in that now, if you choose it. He talks about the need for us—and we went to Titus here just to show us the fact that, though we are forgiven, though there is no recollection, though our sins are forgiven absolutely on every genuine act of repentance, we’re still to live godly in this present world; amen? “Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous for good works” (Titus 2:13-14).
You see, these people who were truly redeemed are not zealous toward their flesh and partying. They’re zealous toward good works; amen? You can know when you’ve come to this acceptance of the absolutism of our forgiveness. Whether it’s genuine or whether you’re looking to do good works and do godliness or think you can go out and party again. If you think you can go out and party and do anything you want, you don’t have a clue of the price that Jesus paid for your life, for your soul. We are not our own but are bought with a price. “These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee” (verse 15). So, what a great promise we have; how free we are. Having been given “All things that pertain unto life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3).
Father, we just say thank You today. We rejoice in Your mercy and Your grace. We thank You that there’s no record of any sin that we’ve ever committed. We thank You that Jesus absorbed them into Himself. These things have been done away with for eternity, because Your blood was sufficient. Your love was without measure. Your righteousness is now freely given to each and every one of us. We say, “Father, we’re sinners. We have no capability to get out from under the power of sin or to pay the debt for our sin. But we believe You were made sin with our sins, that Your sinless life was sufficient to fulfill God’s justice. We accept Your work as complete. And nothing needs to be added to it.” And we just say, “Thank You.”
Give us greater understanding. Give us more love for You, Lord, that we might love one another. And this message cannot be hidden, so let us shout it from the housetops. “Freely ye have received, let us freely give” (Matthew 10:8). We ask in Jesus’ name, amen.
You see, these people who were truly redeemed are not zealous toward their flesh and partying. They’re zealous toward good works; amen? You can know when you’ve come to this acceptance of the absolutism of our forgiveness. Whether it’s genuine or whether you’re looking to do good works and do godliness or think you can go out and party again. If you think you can go out and party and do anything you want, you don’t have a clue of the price that Jesus paid for your life, for your soul. We are not our own but are bought with a price. “These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee” (verse 15). So, what a great promise we have; how free we are. Having been given “All things that pertain unto life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3).
Father, we just say thank You today. We rejoice in Your mercy and Your grace. We thank You that there’s no record of any sin that we’ve ever committed. We thank You that Jesus absorbed them into Himself. These things have been done away with for eternity, because Your blood was sufficient. Your love was without measure. Your righteousness is now freely given to each and every one of us. We say, “Father, we’re sinners. We have no capability to get out from under the power of sin or to pay the debt for our sin. But we believe You were made sin with our sins, that Your sinless life was sufficient to fulfill God’s justice. We accept Your work as complete. And nothing needs to be added to it.” And we just say, “Thank You.”
Give us greater understanding. Give us more love for You, Lord, that we might love one another. And this message cannot be hidden, so let us shout it from the housetops. “Freely ye have received, let us freely give” (Matthew 10:8). We ask in Jesus’ name, amen.