Holiness is the bond of our union with Christ in us. As
Christ sanctifies our soul, this bond also produces unity with God in wisdom,
love, joy, power, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, meekness,
self-control, spiritual vision and faith, which flow from His divine nature
within us. This Godly character enables us to minister to those to whom God
leads us and gives us the opportunity to allow Christ’s light in us to shine in
such a supernatural way that people will see us, yet glorify our Father in
Heaven (Matthew 5:16).
Prior to living a Christ-centered life, we served others
out of obligation, or from a desire to be loved in return. With obligation as
our motive, we set our self up for disappointment, emotional exhaustion, anger,
resentment and bitterness to take root in our soul. However, once Christ’s
Spirit transforms our old, carnal nature, we serve others from our love for Him
instead. We do all things as unto the Lord (Ephesians 6:7; Colossians 3:23). We no
longer serve to the point of burning out or subsisting with overwhelming
negative emotions.
With our love for Christ as our motive and our focus, we
follow the Spirit in everything we say and do. It is our pleasure to please Him
in thought, word and deed. The more united we are with God in faith, love and
wisdom, the easier it will be for us to unite with His will for our life. This
is the only way we receive true freedom and fulfillment from our union with the
divine Trinity. Jesus was our supreme example of this. He did nothing that He
did not see our Father doing first. Jesus’ fullness of joy came from doing only
our Father’s will (John 4:34, 6:38).
God is our eternal fountain of blessings and the provision
of everything we need to live in godliness and to share His truth with others.
When we only serve as the Holy Spirit directs us, our heart is soon full of
praise to our Father God. Our prayers are less often filled with requests for
our self, because we know that God already supplies all of our needs according
to His glorious riches (Philippians 4:19). The holier our heart and
life, the more triumphant, joyous and relieved we feel in our daily life.
Now that we are born of God, we dwell in love, because God
is love. We exhibit His love to the hopeless masses of humanity around us as the
Holy Spirit directs us. We live a successful life as we function in the center
of our Father’s will, performing only those deeds planned for us prior to the
beginning of time (Ephesians 2:10). Our faith in His faithfulness
increases beyond the temporal aspects of life, and soars with God’s Spirit into
the eternal realm. The Holy Spirit sanctifies us until we are perfected in the
image of Christ within us.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, in our union with You, we merge the human with
the divine, the natural with the supernatural, ignorance with wisdom, the
lesser with the greater and the inferior with the superior. We find a fountain
of supply for all of our needs in the provision of Your divine love. We thank
You for submitting Your will to God’s in order to provide us with freedom from
sin and eternal salvation through your death and resurrection.
Thought for the Day:
Whoever abides in the will of God, shall live forever in
eternity. – 1 John 2:17
