Authentic children of God have a clear understanding of
the satisfaction, significance, security and true success that comes to those
who wait on God. A life in Christ brings deep fulfillment, peace, joy and unity
with our triune God. Only as we follow God’s will for our life, can we
actually, effectively reach His goals for us, because God works in us for His
infinite pleasure (Philippians
2:12-13). The ways of God are beyond human comprehension, so we rely on
His Spirit who is our guide.
God invisibly works in our life, leading us by His Spirit
as we seek Him first, and acknowledge His will in everything we think, feel,
say and do (Proverbs
3:5-6). God’s Spirit turns the ordinary events of life into
extraordinary feats, which no human being could ever orchestrate. God uses the
homemaker, the car mechanic and the door-to-door salesman as much as the world
famous evangelist. The kitchen table, the soccer game and the boardroom are
God’s pulpit.
God brings His grace and peace into every moment of our
life as we keep our focus on Him (Isaiah 26:3; 2 Corinthians 1:2). He gives us His cavernous
compassion and caring comfort for every aspect of our life; and He teaches us,
by first hand experience, how to comfort others whom He brings into our life.
As the family of God, we share in each other’s suffering, and we also share in
one another’s joys (2
Corinthians 1:3-7), and we all set our hope on Christ in us (Colossians 1:27).
God calls His children to spread the sweet aroma of the
wondrous blessings, which God has in store for us, to anyone who will give us
time from their day. These people are perishing in their sin and shame, filled
with conceit and satisfied in their rebellion and pride. They will certainly
spend an eternity in the flames of hell, if we fail to offer them God’s gift of
Salvation through Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 2:14-15). The time is short. Let us be about our
Father’s business (Luke
2:49).
Prayer:
Father God, we trust in Your wisdom when we see the
growing depravity, unrest and insecurity in the world around us. We devote
every fiber of our being for Your use in every aspect of the life You have
given us (Ephesians
2:10). You are the God who spoke creation into existence, and You are
the God who healed the woman with a life-long illness (Genesis 1; Luke 8:43-48). You give
Your children cause to rejoice at the prayers You answer as the result of us
calling on You every moment of our life.
Thought for the Day:
God cares about every aspect of our life and brings His
majesty into every moment of our day.
