Lord,
You are the God of love. You are also the God of holiness. We like to
hear about Your love. It makes us feel good. We're not so keen on
hearing about Your holiness. You are the holy God. You are the God who
calls us to be holy. Help us, Lord, not to be content with the
half-truth, contained in the words, "All you need is love." We do need
love - but we also need holiness. Help us to "strive ... for the
holiness without which no one will see the Lord" (Hebrews 12:14).
By Your grace, Lord, You call us to be Your soldiers and servants. Help us not to be "fearful and fainthearted" (Deuteronomy 19:19). Help us to be "good soldiers of Jesus Christ" (2 Timothy 2:3). When we hear your challenging question: "Who is on the Lord's side?", may we give our committed answer: "By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine, we are on the Lord's side; Saviour, we are Thine."
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