The doctor takes a blood test, which
informs him of our health issues. We have the choice to heed his advice, or to
ignore it and reap the consequences. We often look in a mirror and see the
stress in our soul reflected in our face; yet we do nothing about it. There are
spiritual signs in our life too, which let us know that our spirit is dead in
Adam’s sin (Romans 5:15).
If we ignore these three warning
signs, we will perish (John 3:18). We fail to believe the blood test, the signs of stress in our
face or the spiritual death of our spirit within, and we continue to live life
after our own plans and goals. We struggle to find true happiness, and we neglect
what is important in life to pursue the trappings of this world.
God calls everyone to come to Christ
for His redeeming life. The Word of God will alert Believers in this same way.
It informs us that our spirit is sick from our sin. If we surrender to God, He
gives us an entirely new life. We will stop pursuing fleshly desires and worldly
gain, which make us spiritually unhealthy. People see a difference in our life
and they want that same blessed lifestyle, which we found in Christ.
Connected to the Vine of Christ, we
produce the fruit of His Spirit (Galatians
5:22-23). We magnify the Lord in our
thoughts, words and behavior, and God blesses us for our faithfulness to Him (Psalm 35:27). He
wants us to come to Him with our needs and to ask Him to meet them. When we do,
we receive His overwhelming love and His generous provision (John 16:24; Matthew 6:33).
Prayer:
Father God, until we completely
surrender to You, we do not realize that Your plan for our life is absolutely
perfect (Ephesians 2:10; Psalm 139). True significance, peace, satisfaction
and success are ours, even if none of our humanistic goals are ever achieved.
We feel Your Fatherly pleasure in us, and this love and acceptance mean more to
us than anything this world can offer. We never have to wonder if You have a
minute to listen to us, because You have a whole lifetime full of them.
Thought for the Day:
If we pay attention to the guidance of
Your Spirit within us, and walk away from our sinful lifestyle, we find
spiritual life as well as physical energy, joy and clarity in our soul. - 1
Thessalonians 5:23
