DAILY READING
For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his

good purpose. Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you

may become blameless and pure, “children of God without fault in a

warped and crooked generation.” Then you will shine among them like

stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. Philippians 2:13

In [Jesus] you were also circumcised with a circumcision not performed

by human hands. Your whole self ruled by the flesh was put off when

you were circumcised by Christ, having been buried with him in

baptism, in which you were also raised with him through your faith in

the working of God, who raised him from the dead. When you were

dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made

you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the

charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and

condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.

Colossians 2:9-14

QUESTIONS:
Do you get frustrated when you find yourself falling into the same

harmful attitudes or behaviors that you’ve tried to overcome? How

does Jesus help you to keep trying?

Does it give you courage and/or contentment knowing you don’t need

to figure it out alone?