When we experience the true depths of God’s love poured out
on our life, it is a simple thing to share that love with others; not only in
spiritual matters, but in physical matters as well. When you clean someone’s
home, fix them a meal, repair their car, take their children for an afternoon
so they can relax together, or any other practical help, this is as much an
expression of God’s love as quoting a Bible verse to them.
This love does not come from a natural heart, which drives
us like a slave to serve mankind. Instead, it is born from the heart of God and
motives us by God’s Spirit to serve only where He calls us (John
14:15). Take Jesus’ life for an example. He walked past human
need every day and only stopped to minister when He heard our Father direct Him
to do so (John 5:1-18). The more time we spend
listening to God’s Spirit, the more harmony we have with His will.
The more we live in harmony with God’s will, the more His
love, rather than our carnal impulses, motivates our actions. We walk in peace
and serve in His love rather than out of human compulsion for the need. We
serve in deep abiding joy rather than obligation or obsession, and we fulfill
the law of God each moment of the day (Galatians 6:2). We are
no longer a human doer, but a spirit-filled follower of Jesus Christ.
Living in the love and will of God is the happiest place on
earth. This existence brings us ultimate fulfillment and completion. We live
our life through intimate union with Him and in the expression of His divine
nature, which places in our soul the fruit of His Spirit who lives within us (Galatians
5:22-23). His love is the true inspiration of our soul – our
thoughts, choices and emotions. Our will is in complete union with His will.
Prayer:
Father God, as we walk by the direction of Your Spirit, we do not fulfill the humanistic desires of our carnal flesh (Galatians 5:16, 25). Teach us to replace our self-centered life with a Christ-centered life by relinquishing our will, goals, desires and opinions to Yours, though the daily ministry of Your sanctification. Remind us to submit to Your growth process through the trials You bring into our life; so that our suffering will be replaced by the joy of experiencing Your presence in them. We love without reward, because our motivation is to live in union with Your will.
Father God, as we walk by the direction of Your Spirit, we do not fulfill the humanistic desires of our carnal flesh (Galatians 5:16, 25). Teach us to replace our self-centered life with a Christ-centered life by relinquishing our will, goals, desires and opinions to Yours, though the daily ministry of Your sanctification. Remind us to submit to Your growth process through the trials You bring into our life; so that our suffering will be replaced by the joy of experiencing Your presence in them. We love without reward, because our motivation is to live in union with Your will.
Thought for the Day:
There is no intimate union with God without a life lived in
prayerful communication with Him.
