Every time we step out of God’s will for our life, we open
our self up to experience unnecessary trials (John 15:6). Only as we remain connected to the divinity
of Christ in us and draw our spiritual, physical, emotional, mental and financial
sustenance from Him, do we experience true eternal life and peace (Romans
8:6). As we abide in Him, the divine nature of Christ in us will deal with
any trouble that comes into our life. We cast our self on Christ, as helpless
trustees of His Kingdom, ready to depend on Him in all things.
Any anxiety, stress, fear or concern in our heart signals
an idol in our life, which we did not yet fully surrender to God. We surrender
it and then place our self trustingly into God’s capable hands for safekeeping
and to use as He wills. We no longer take charge over our life, because God
directs our steps (Psalm 37:23). We watch the hands of God mold
us from a lump of clay, into a vessel of honor for His use. We start each new
day fully surrendering to His ministrations of our every need.
Christ who is our life dwells within our spirit (Colossians
3:4). We do not isolate our self from life in order to abide fully in
Christ. We follow the guidance of His Spirit moment by moment throughout the
day. We live fruitful lives, which God uses to feed those who hunger after Him (John
15:5). We can still function in the vocation in which He calls us to serve.
We simply do all things for His glory, no matter what our profession happens to
be. We live through our spirit, as we work in our body and love Him with every
fiber of our soul.
We abide in Christ and He abides in us (1 John
2:28, 3:24; Ephesians 2:10). We are completely surrounded by Christ, because we
live in Him and He lives within us. Faith in God’s faithfulness frees our soul
from the trials and worries of life. The abiding Christ in us liberates us from
the endless draw from sin and the world. God keeps us in and through all evil (Matthew
6:13). Submission to God guarantees that if we resist the devil, he must flee
from us (James 4:7-8).
Therefore, attaining perfection through Christ in us is
definitely within our reach. In faith, we cease from our efforts to achieve,
and instead we obey God’s Spirit each moment of the day. Sin is not inevitable.
Christ in us can live a sinless life in, through and instead of us, because He
keeps us from evil and protects our soul from slipping into sin (Psalm
121:7). We consciously die to our humanity each morning and abide
in Christ throughout the day. If our flesh happens to lift its dead head,
Christ will gain victory over it.
We rise to the level of Christ-centeredness, which God
provided for us to enjoy. We live in joyful consecration to our living Lord. By
faith, we obey God’s direction for each moment of our day. The bond of our
branch to His Vine is secure (John 15:5). God establishes the heart of the
humble and the blameless forever (Psalm 112:8). He
constantly restore us and strengthen us to enjoy a solid and faithful walk in
Him each day of our life (1 Peter 5:10).
Prayer:
Father God, the heroes in the Hebrews Hall of Faith all
achieved this status because they obeyed You in the specific area in which You
called them. There was no mustering up of volumes of faith, just obedience to
Your call in their life. Your plan is for all of us to live in this same simple
faith in Your faithfulness that strengthens our obedience. You establish us all
as living stones, a holy priesthood, a royal nation and your chosen people (1 Peter
2:5,9).
Thought for the Day:
Commit each of your trials to our Father’s care
and obey with faith in Him through each moment of it.
