A man came to
Jesus for healing; but knowing his human soul, he honestly admitted, “Lord, I
believe. Help my unbelief” (Mark 9:23-25). Trusting in a Being, which we cannot see,
is a bit overwhelming, especially as a new Christian. The secret lies in
realizing that Christ lives IN us, and we function through His faith, His
desire and His ability (Galatians 2:20). God has a special calling for each of us (Ephesians 2:10).
Therefore, we
imitate Christ and do the works, which He did (1
Corinthians 11:1). Surrendered to God’s Spirit, we live in
serenity even through life’s negative circumstances. Depending on Jesus for
everything in our life, we trust Him to know what is best for us (Jeremiah 29:11). Our
union with Christ eliminates the stress of life. Born Again Saints, who live in
stress, are not living a surrendered life.
Like Christ, we
receive our life from God. God reconciles us to Himself. Then, we surrender our
life back to Him and walk in His resurrection power. God does not renew our
life so that we can pursue our carnal dreams, but in order for us to live in
His will (Ephesians 2:10). We are freed from the death of sin to surrender our life to God (2 Timothy 2:15). We have
the life of Christ filling our entire being.
God perfects
everything, which pertains to us (Psalm 138:8; Philippians 1:6). We can trust in His unchangable nature (Malichi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8). Like Jesus, we commune with our Father and we live in obedience to His
Spirit’s guidance each moment of the day. We do this through the anointing of
Christ IN us. As we enter into His rest, we abide in the perfect faith of
Christ, completely trusing in God’s faithfulness (Hebrews
10:4: Galatians 2:20).
Prayer:
Father God, we
have confidence in Your will for our life. We are not sufficient in ourselves
to accomplish anything on our own. Our adequacy comes only from You. You make
us competent ministers of Your gospel message, mercy, grace and truth. We do
not minister by the letter of the law, because legalistic adherence kills; but
Your Spirit gives us life (2 Corinthians 3:4-6).
Thought for the
Day:
Trust in the Lord with every fiber of your being, and do not rely on your own plans. - Proverbs 3:5-6
