God does not
only deliver us from bondage to sin, Satan, the world and the flesh, He also
brings us into rest and victory in the name of Jesus. He does not do this one
time, but continually, day after day as we sit in His presence throughout our
busy schedule. He takes our anxiety, stress and responsibilities on His
shoulders and gives us His Spirit to comfort and direct us.
So often, we
get so settled in our mediocre life that we loathe to leave it behind and walk
deeper with God. However, when we finally weary of our wandering in life’s
wilderness and call out to God, then He delivers us from all of our enemies. He
showers us with His presence and faithfully provides for all of our needs.
If we are
spending more time out of God’s presence than in it, He is calling us to
completely surrender to His will for our life. It may be scary. It may be nerve
wracking. It may be inconvenient and take us out of our comfort zone. However,
we find a new serenity and comfort in God’s presence that is never available to
us outside of His daily fellowship.
Walking away
from the flesh and into the presence of God by the direction of His Holy Spirit
brings us more freedom, joy and peace than we ever thought possible. We submit
our will and goals for our life to God and embrace His will for us instead. He
guarantees that we will love His plans much better than our own plans. He will
amaze us with His kindness and love.
Prayer:
Father God, we
are wholly willing to completely follow Your plans for our life (Ephesians 2:10). We know
that the result of our plans and dreams bring endless futility and frustration
to our life. Thank You that Your law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus is
greater then the law of sin and death, which reigned in our body and soul prior
to our salvation (Romans 8:2). Help us to get rid of the residue of the flesh in
our life. Teach us to live as spiritually-minded children who walk only in Your
ways (Romans 8:6-10).
Thought for the
Day:
God helps our
unbelief (Mark 9:23-25), and leads us on a level path because of our enemies (Psalm
27:11).
