Just as Jesus faces the same tests that the ancient Israelites also faced in their exodus from Egypt, we also face those tests. Will we trust God with our bodily needs? Will we worship that which is true? Will we seek to make God prove it, when things go wrong?How will we pass these tests? As God's beloved children-just as Jesus did. Especially since the designation was bestowed prior to the testing.
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]
