Called to be holy

It's 8:04pm and I'm at my office desk...I've reread the book of Romans in a matter of 2 hours...but it was when I was reading 1 Corinthians, a single line hit me...

Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. (1 Corinthians 1: 25)

The words rang in my ears like Mufasa's earth-shaking rumbling voice when he reminded Simba, "Remember who you are."

I am called to remember who I was before I was called to be part of God's family.

Little by little, the "old" me took shape...formed a single word that described me as accruate as a mirror reflects an undeniable exactness of its subject ...

SINNER

I'd have a failing grade if the 10 Commandments were my score card.

And when I was in sin, life was full of hate, regret, deception, anger, lies...and it is not a good feeling...at the end of my day, when i go to sleep, there was an emptiness i felt...an emptiness I could not fill...

And as I remember who I was then...I remember as well who I am now...

SAVED

And life became fuller, it gained meaning...I was loved, I was forgiven, I was called for a greater purpose...to live my life reflecting God's glory. What a noble task.

And I accept.