Each day, God draws us closer to Himself as we surrender
our will to His. Our intimacy with Jesus, who lives within us, grows deeper
with each passing day. We mature in His Word and in the power of His might (Ephesians
6:10). He gradually works His spiritual, divine nature into our character (2 Peter
1:4). He reveals Himself to us more each day that we walk faithfully
according to the leading of His Holy Spirit. We anticipate the day on which He
completely unveils the fullness of His Godhead in us.
With each new morning, we meditate on God’s Word, listen to
His Spirit, follow Jesus’ example and look forward to His triumph in every
moment of our day, regardless of how dark our circumstances appear. He loves
for us to sit at His feet, to learn from Him and to spend time worshipping Him
throughout the day for the multitude of gifts He showers on us. These are the
highlights of our day. He also provides us with spiritual gifts to use to help
to build His Kingdom in the earth (1 Corinthians 12:1-11).
God prepared works for us to accomplish with our life (Ephesians
2:10). He knew ahead of time whether or not we would walk in them (Romans
9:23). Once we taste of the goodness of the Lord, we will never return to
our sinful lifestyle (Romans 6:22). If we do, that proves we are
not Born Again (1 John 3:9). His kindness leads us to
repentance as He draws us into redemption from sin and the curse (Romans
2:4; John 6:44; Philippians 3:13-14).
Our guilt over our past, our stress in our current
situation and our fear of the future all hinder our joy in the Lord. We can
rejoice in the good as well as in the bad, because He always works everything
out for our ultimate benefit (Romans 8:28). Walking away from sin’s
temptation insures that we reap God’s intended blessings for our life (1 John
5:18). God perfects us from the inside out, putting His desires in our heart
so that we walk in His ways (Psalm 37:4; Deuteronomy 8:6).
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for removing any vain thoughts that
set themselves up in our mind against Your truth (2 Corinthians 5:10). We live
in remorse for those times that we choose to walk away from You. Draw the
hearts of our loved ones away from rebellion, pride, addictions and willfulness
and show them the beauty of Your presence in our life. Cause us to hear Your
loving kindness in the morning, which enables us to trust in You. Reveal to us
the way in which we should walk, because we lift up our soul to You (Psalm
143:8).
Thought for the Day:
Those whom the Spirit sets free are free indeed. - John 8:36
