Jesus suffered agony in the garden when He felt the weight
of our sin on His shoulders. Jesus, who knew no sin, mercifully gave His life
to pay for us the penalty of our sins (2 Corinthians 5:21). He went all the way to the cross, because
He came to earth with one purpose: to surrender His life for our salvation. God
has a unique purpose for each one of us, as well (Ephesians 2:10).
Only through the death of our carnal nature do we learn
the secret of living our life through our rebirth in Christ Jesus. Like Paul,
we die to the world, Satan’s temptations and our human will and flesh daily (1 Corinthians 15:31). This way God’s Spirit can live His
life through us. We wait on God, and He works out His intentions in us moment
by moment throughout our life.
We owe Jesus all glory and honor for giving us our
spiritual life. We are rooted and grounded in Him by faith (Colossians 2:7).
Jesus gave us the perfect example of how to live on this earth. Even at an
early age, He focused on God’s Kingdom (Luke 2:46). He trusted in, depended
upon and lived and died by trusting in our Father. We can follow in His
footsteps.
God’s fullness
in our life will take us deeper and deeper into the power and wonder of His
spiritual realm. As we cast our soul on Him and abandon our self completely to
His love, He who lived in total surrender to our Father will impart His nature
to us (2 Peter 1:4). We
live our life in the power of the resurrected Lord who dwells within us.
Prayer:
Father God, thank You so much for preparing the perfect
sacrifice for our sins by coming in the form of a person and dying on Calvary’s
cross in our place. The fact that You raised Christ from the dead and to His
throne in glory gives us so much hope and faith to know that You will bring us
up from the grave and into Your glorious presence.
Thought for the Day:
To have the love, peace and joy we crave in our life, we
simply surrender wholeheartedly to God. – Matthew 10:39
