A relationship with Christ changes our whole life. Our
nature, desires, friends, spirituality and lifestyle will all change.
Sometimes, it even changes our address, family dynamics, church attendance,
values, goals and dreams. The biggest change comes in the form of who we are.
We are brethren, related to other Believers; and children of the Light, adopted
into God's family.
Satan attempts to convince us that we are still sinners. We
even call our self "sinners, saved by grace." This cripples our walk
with God and keeps us tied to the earthly realm. Our focus is negative, which
does not allow us to live in victory over sin. We subconsciously think that we
have no recourse but to sin. Satan cripples our walk with this lie (John
10:10).
The devil wants us to believe that we have not changed,
that God is not real and that the Christian walk is ridiculous or impossible.
However, God is the author of sweeping transformation. He changes us at our
very core, and His power has a positive effect on our daily walk, as well as
our eternal destination. We can certainly resist sin, because it no longer
appeals to us.
God turns us into Saints who walk away from sin and toward
Christ. We leave a world that is dark in disobedience and deprivation and walk
toward the light of the Lord (Ephesians 5:8). Our spirit, once dead in sin, is
now Born Again (Colossians 2:13). We no longer struggle with our
identity, because we see our self as a child of God (1 John
3:2). We have value in our relationship with Him.
Prayer:
Father God, when Christ moves into our life, He radically
changes our motivation and behavior. Your Spirit gives us the desire and the
power to walk in holiness (Philippians 2:12-13). Our character takes on
Your divine nature (2 Peter 1:4). The fruit of Your Spirit
replaces the negative characteristics of our personality (Galatians
5:22-23). We live and move and have our being in Christ (Acts
17:28).
Thought for the Day:
We build on salvation with sanctified living and we reach
for the prize of the high calling of Christ. - Philippians 3:14
