A Choice Worth Making

As I read 1 Peter 1:13-25 today, I began to think about the magnitude of impact that our faith really carries with it. Before salvation, we were hideous, treacherous villains who deserved nothing more than death and eternal separation from God. We were slaves to our sinful and fallen natures, and completely out of control of our own desires (which ironically enough, was the complete opposite of what we were led to believe). But when the God of the universe came to Earth in the form of a tiny baby who would eventually sacrifice Himself for our redemption, we were finally able to grasp the heavenly promise that had existed from the beginning. If we choose to surrender our lives to Him, contrary to popular opinion, we find a freedom that is beyond our wildest imagination. It is the freedom to live for the purpose for which we were originally created, the freedom to embody all that it truly means to be a real human. It is the freedom to stand in awe of the beauty and holiness of God, and to see Him for the wonderful, perfect God that He really is. Although submission to Christ leads to a life that begs questioning and skepticism from the world, and although the path can be painful, it will always be worth it. Daily refining for the purpose of reaching our full potential in Christ is a small price to pay for the riches and satisfaction that it will bring, both along the way, and once we reach heaven. Definitely a choice worth making!