The key to our life in Christ is to realize that as Born
Again Believers, we are one with Him. Jesus gave us the glory that God gave
Him, so that we can be united with Him just as He and our Father are one. He
lives in us, our Father lives in Him and we are brought into complete unity
with the Trinity – Father, Son and Spirit (John 17:22-23). We are
one Spirit with them all (1 Corinthians 6:17).
We know God personally through prayer and Bible study and
we come to know Him intimately through the experience of Him manifesting
Himself in and through us. This personal relationship is what eternal life is
all about (John 17:3;
Mark 6:53-56). The only issue that blocks our connection with Him is
sin. However, confessed and forgiven sin opens the door between us again.
God is more than our ever-present help in times of crisis (Psalm 46:1). He is
our Father each moment of the day. Jesus is our Brother. He sits on His throne
with our Father in Heaven; yet, lives within us at the same time. The power of
Christ is evident through us to the world around us as we live in Him and He
lives through us (1
John 4:9). We do not follow our own desires and will for our day, but
Christ’s life flows through us (Ephesians 2:10).
He is the vine and we are His branches (John 15:5). We are
hidden with Christ in God and Christ is our whole life (Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:3-4).
Another analogy is that we are God’s temple and He abides in us. He creates us
as vessels, to be used according to His will for our life (2 Timothy 2:20).
Rather than work for God, we submit to God working through us. We are united
with Him and we do what we see Him do by His Spirit (Galatians 5:6-25).
During witnessing opportunities, we open our mouth and God
fills it with the right words to speak (Matthew 10:19). If we counsel or mentor or disciple someone, God gives us the words to share with this person to set him/her
free to honor God with their life (Psalm 81:10). We take no credit for the results and God gets
all the glory. We can do nothing from our own human effort, but God manifests
Himself through us (John
15:19).
Prayer:
Father God, if we lack wisdom, we merely need to ask and
You fill us generously without finding any fault in us (James
1:5). We come to know You through our salvation and then through spending
each moment of our day with You. Help us not to allow the flesh, the world and
the devil to distract us from walking by Your Spirit, but allow us to keep our
mind on You (Isaiah 26:3). Then You will keep us in perfect
peace as we go about doing Your will for our life (Ephesians
2:10).
Thought for the Day:
The Holy Spirit teaches us at all times what we are to say.
- Luke 12:12
