As human beings we have a living body and soul, but our
spirit is dead in sin (Ephesians 2:1-5). We are actually the living dead.
However, God’s Spirit of life in Christ Jesus rebirths our spirit when we come
to Him for salvation (Romans 8:2). Then, we are totally alive for
the first time. He makes us complete in body, soul and spirit (1
Thessalonians 5:17). The harder we follow after Christ now, the quicker
His Spirit performs our sanctification process (Psalm 63:8).
We cannot enter into the purest of love relationships
available to every Authentic Believer without death to our self-centered
behavior and desires. We lay our life on the altar of God’s heavenly temple,
and we totally surrender our plans, goals and purpose to His. We abide in
Christ as a branch grafted to the True Vine (John 15:4). It takes
a while for our carnal flesh to die completely; but from the first day of our
salvation, Christ totally frees us from the life of the living dead.
We do not need to wait for eternity in order to experience
our deepest union with Christ. God’s Spirit continually crucifies our sinful
humanity (Romans 6:13, 12:1). Our capacity for closeness with
Christ starts at the moment of our salvation. It grows as we sit at His feet
and learn from Him (Luke 10:25-37). As we yield to the work of God’s
Spirit in us, we move into an enviable spiritual life. This new life in Christ
also enhances our body and soul – our mind, choices and emotions.
The life of Christ within us takes full possession of our
entire being (Colossians 3:3-4). We trust God every moment of the
day. God’s Spirit inspires our thoughts, emotions, decisions and actions, as we
wait on Him (Psalm 27:14). The life of Christ within us
flows through us and produces fruit for the Kingdom of God (John 15:8). We trust
in His timing and wait for His direction. We walk in awareness of His divine
appointments, which God provides for us in order to boldly share His life with
others.
Prayer:
Father God, help us to stop surrendering our life to our
flesh’s control by our lack of diligent vigil, by our unbelief and by assenting
to allowing it to overthrow Your authority in our life. Remind us that our
self-life no longer has any control over us. Through our life in You, we are
free from the desires of our flesh. Fill us with Your divine life through
Christ in us, who is our hope of glory both now and for eternity (Colossians
1:27).
Thought for the Day:
As we work in the vocation in which God calls us, we trust
Him to provide for all of our physical, mental, emotional, financial and
spiritual needs.