Paul writes “the love of Christ controls us…that those who live might no longer live for themselves but for him who for their sake died and was raised.” This is a powerful concept, and one that can really change the way we see our lives. It’s easy to say we love Christ, but does that love control our every action, to the extent that we’re no longer living our lives for ourselves, but for Christ?
Paul encourages us to be “ambassadors for Christ”, to be “the temple of the living God”, just as he was. God has said “I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me.” Let’s live as children of God, comforted in the knowledge that God loves and cares for us.