Set Apart
As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” — 1 Peter 1:14-16 Gracious Lord Jesus, my friend and my King, When thinking about being an obedient child, one might conjure up the image of a dutiful but woefully restrained child, unable to live the carefree, childlike life they were created for. Forced instead into living a dull drudgery in order to please and satisfy their heavy-handed parent. Quite to the contrary, the picture of an obedient child is of a child who truly feels loved and cherished by their parent and wants to obey. They aren't like the unruly, untrained kids surrounding them. They aren't rebellious and selfish. They are mature for their age, pleasant to be around, and a delight to their parent. They aren't controlled and constrained. They are free to be who they were made to be within the safe boun...