Money, fame, relationships, employment, ambition, pride,
rebellion, reputation, worldly goods, houses, etc. are all parts of our
carnality, which Believers continue to cling to in this world.
God calls us to give up worldly gain for His eternal power. There really is no contest between the two! God also gives us the power to relinquish our will to His.
God calls us to give up worldly gain for His eternal power. There really is no contest between the two! God also gives us the power to relinquish our will to His.
Where He sends us we will go, even if we do not want to go
there; and we will not go where He does not send us, no matter how much we want
to go. Jesus died for us, so that we can die in Him.
Our new life belongs to Him, not to us. We wait before the Lord each new day to hear His will for each moment. We surrender each facet of our self to Him and He purges us and breaks sin's hold on us (Isaiah 6:5-7).
Our new life belongs to Him, not to us. We wait before the Lord each new day to hear His will for each moment. We surrender each facet of our self to Him and He purges us and breaks sin's hold on us (Isaiah 6:5-7).
At salvation, God raises us up to sit in Heavenly places
with Him. We are no longer concerned with earthly issues, but we seek first
God's Kingdom (Ephesians 2:1-6).
Our salvation is provided in justification and our self-life is crucified during sanctification. God fills us with His Spirit's joy and power, which is our strength to accomplish His works with our life (Ephesians 2:10).
Our salvation is provided in justification and our self-life is crucified during sanctification. God fills us with His Spirit's joy and power, which is our strength to accomplish His works with our life (Ephesians 2:10).
As we give God's Spirit full reign in our spirit, soul and
body, He takes up residence as His Temple (1 Corinthians 6:19). Without
reservation, we surrender to God’s Spirit, and offer our soul’s submission
without any reservation (Romans 12:1).
He renews our mind with the mind of Christ, and our character is replaced with God’s nature, which is the fruit of His Spirit and the divine life of Christ in us (2 Peter 1:4; Galatians 5:22-23).
He renews our mind with the mind of Christ, and our character is replaced with God’s nature, which is the fruit of His Spirit and the divine life of Christ in us (2 Peter 1:4; Galatians 5:22-23).
Prayer:
Father God, when You call us to Yourself, we lay our sinful
nature and our natural talents at the Cross. Although it is hard to relinquish
our life to You, we know You simply require a willing attitude.
Christ slowly becomes our whole life (Colossians 3:2-4). We live, move and have our being only in Him (Acts 17:28). Your Spirit in us enables us to enter into Your Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus (Hebrews 10:19).
Christ slowly becomes our whole life (Colossians 3:2-4). We live, move and have our being only in Him (Acts 17:28). Your Spirit in us enables us to enter into Your Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus (Hebrews 10:19).
Thought for the Day:
We work out our own salvation, but it is God who gives us
both the desire and the power to do this. - Philippians 2:12-13
