1 Peter 2:21-24

1 Peter 2:21-24 21 To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps. 22 “He committed no sin,and no deceit was found in his mouth.” 23 When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. 24 “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” "He entrusted himself to him who judges justly" leaped off the page at me this morning. Jesus suffered, was insulted, died on the cross and so much more so that we can like Him entrust our lives to the Father. So we can have a relationship with the Father though Christ. That blows me away this morning as I am reminded of that great promise. But Peter takes it a step further and says "that we might die to sins and live for righteousness." Not only can we have a relationship with God the Father but we can through Christ's strength live for Him as well. Father thank you for sending and giving your son to be a sacrifice for my sin. Thank you that because of His death I can have freedom from sin's curse and have live in such a way to pursue righteousness in my everyday life. Give me the strength today to live like that in order that the Glory of God would be revealed in all nations.