Are you traversing a season of sorrow in your life? Have
earthly comforts failed you? Are you in financial difficulty? Only when we turn
to Christ do we obtain everlasting solace and limitless supplies (2
Thessalonians 2:16,17; Philippians 4:19). When someone or something comes
against God’s beloved, He takes it very personally (Zechariah
2:8). We are precious in His sight (Isaiah 43:3). He
enriches us in every way because of His love for those who dedicate their life
to Him (1 Corinthians 1:5). We trust Him because He always
helps those who seek Him (Psalm 9:10).
God’s will is not an objective to achieve, but a lifestyle
to live. When we develop this type of relationship with the living Lord, where
our only desire is to do His will, we move into the realm of an eternal
viewpoint. Focalizing our vision on God’s desires, we pause to find His will
before embarking in a new direction or activity. Recognizing that we are
already dead in Christ to our sinful nature, we no longer allow sin any sway
over our choices nor do we fall prey to Satan’s temptations (Galatians
5:19-21; Colossians 3:3-4). Self-centered ambitions
play no part in our life.
Jesus disarmed all authority in the kingdom of darkness by
His death and resurrection (Colossians 2:15). Now all authority on earth and
in Heaven belongs to Christ (Matthew 28:18). As we recognize this truth in
our life, we realize that we no longer live in bondage to the flesh, to the
world or to Satan. The thoughts, choices and emotions of our soul are now
centered in Christ. Satan’s attempts to threaten and inflict us with His
demonic influence no longer have any hold over the authentic Born Again
Believer. We are alive with Christ now, and seated with Him in the spiritual
realm (Ephesians 2:5-6).
We submit to human authority as unto the Lord, unless they
require that we disobey God’s principles. The freedom we receive as Christians
does not call us to indulge in sinful behavior, but to reign supreme over the
devil and his minions. No matter what we do in life as a housewife, a financial
planner, a pastor, a car mechanic, a missionary, a medical professional, a
church planter, a beautician, etc, we all serve Him with our life. He draws us
to Himself and sanctifies our soul until His divinity reigns supreme in our
life. If we choose to submit our life to our carnal impulses, we lose our
fellowship with and our protection by the divine Trinity.
Prayer:
Father God, show us the evidence of Your hand in our life.
Make us aware of the little love letters You give us each day. Remind us to
bring our needs to You and to dress in Your armor before we do Your will each
day of our life (Ephesians 6:11-13; Ephesians 2:10). Help us
to draw near to You and to resist Satan’s allurement to draw us back into the
flesh and carnality. When we see a negative emotion in our life, help us to
identify the idol causing that discord in our life, which is standing between
us and You. Produce Your fruit in us so we can shine as stars in the heavens
for your glory (Philippians 2:15; Galatians 5:22-23).
Thought for the Day:
Rather than to involve yourself in sinful activity and
willful disobedience to Christ, draw nearer to God and Satan will have to flee
from you. – James 4:7