When a being as large as God moves into your life, you are
going to notice some changes going on inside of you. This is one of the most
convincing verifications that God is alive and well on planet earth! He makes a
difference. No one who is truly Born Again will continue to willfully indulge
in a carnal lifestyle. God’s Spirit now resides within us and we cannot
continue to live in sin (1
John 3:9).
The Bible is full of typical illustrations of the changes,
which God’s Spirit works into our life. The Apostle Paul is a great example of
someone who persecuted Christ by tormenting and killing His Body. Christ turned
this prideful, self-centered man into a paragon of virtue with the power of
God’s Spirit to reach many for the cause of Christ (Philippians 1:13; Timothy 1:12-15).
Many are convinced that good people go to heaven and bad
people go to hell. This is simply not true. Our eternal destination depends on
where we currently place our trust (John 3:16-18). Do you trust in your own merits, or in the grace
and mercy of God? God is in the life changing business. He opens our blind
spiritual eyes. Our transformed life is a living testimony of the power of
Christ to save.
God takes a human spirit, which is dead in Adam’s sin, and
births new life in it through His life saving power (2 Corinthians 5:17). He totally
transforms an angry, rebellious wounded soul into a serene and joyful one. The
change in our life speaks volumes to everyone. We are no longer ashamed to
proclaim to our world, the difference, which Christ made in our life.
The power of God brings a life-altering change to anyone
willing to totally surrender to His love (Romans 1:16). The story of how God changed
our life is a powerful tool for bringing others to the cross of Christ for
their own salvation (Luke
8:39). A meek, empty person or a vile blasphemer can both witness the
love of Christ in their life and melt under the conviction of God’s Holy
Spirit.
Prayer:
Father God, we seek no other pleasure in this life than to
bring delight to Your heart. We want no other success than to bring You glory.
We cry out for nothing more than to see You more plainly, to know You more
deeply and to love You more intimately through each successive day of our life.
Your love for us transforms the carnality in our life until we love you with
our whole heart (Luke
10:27; Psalm 119:10).
Thought for the Day:
Even while our life is rife with sin and degradation, God
loved us enough to suffer the penalty of our sins and to set us free in His love.
– Romans 5:8
