Salvation comes in stages. If we happily camp around the
salvation of our spirit, we miss the glory of the redemption of our soul. One
day we will also experience the glorification of our body when Christ appears
for His Saints (1 Thessalonians 5:23). Once we realize that the
divinity of Christ and all of the power of the complete triune Godhead live
within every Born Again Believer, a new enthusiasm produces constant praise
from our lips to God’s ears (2 Peter 1:3). We no longer view our self as a
grubby worm inching around in the world of selfishness and sin.
Instead, we see our self as beautiful butterflies soaring
in the Heavenly, spiritual realm of life. God calls His elect and then reveals
Himself in us. He has a purpose for each of our lives (Ephesians
1:11). He loves us with His abundant, ageless and everlasting love (Psalm
25:6; Jeremiah 31:3). We are totally dependent upon Jesus for our
direction, health and provision moment by moment throughout the day (Ephesians
1:9; Philippians 2:12-13). Through our connection to the Vine, the life of
Christ flows through us by His Spirit and we produce much fruit for the Kingdom
of God (John 15:8).
Through our union with Christ, we shed the shackles of our
sin nature and submit to the dealings and leadings of God in our life (1
Corinthians 1:30). As branches in the Vine of Christ, we experience God as
our husbandman. He prunes the flesh from us so more spiritual fruit grows (John
15:1, 5). We walk out of the bondage to carnality and into the
glorious freedom of the sons of God (Romans 8:21). Jesus
is our center and God is the focus of our life. We seek to do His will in our
job, community, church, extended family and home. If we walk in the darkness of
self and sin, we stumble and fail in our attempts (John
11:10).
As we walk in the light of Christ, we find fulfillment in
living out His will for our life (1 John 1:7). God’s
wisdom, grace, love and supernatural abilities reside within us in Jesus Christ
and are always available to meet all of our needs (1
Corinthians 1:30). As we make every effort to walk in peace with God, He
renews our soul and makes us blameless and spotless at His coming (2 Peter
3:14). Our perseverance in our walk with God, guarantees that we will not
stop short of His glorious riches, which He prepared for us before time began (Romans
9:23). We will steadily walk into complete maturity in Christ (James
1:4).
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, as we abide in You throughout the day, Your
wisdom, grace, love and peace manifest in our life and out into the world
around us. As we abide in You, You provide us with a dedicated life full of the
wisdom, strength and Godly conviction, which we need to further Your Kingdom in
our world. We look forward to the day when we can also walk in Your power, so
You can make a true difference in others through our life.
Thought for the Day:
Undistracted devotion to God allows us to tap
into all of His power and majesty in order to live our life as Elijah, Moses
and Enoch did.
