Christianity does not
make us superior to anyone else. It simply initiates our spiritual birth and
brings fulfillment into our life.
As we mature, Christ
becomes our whole life (Colossians 3:4). We have confidence and
security in Christ (Galatians 2:20). He abides within us and knows us better
than we know our self (Colossians 1:27).
God may withhold from
us some of the desires of our heart, because they are not in His plan for us at
this time.
As we trust and obey, He fills us entirely with His love, joy and
peace, and we overflow with assurance and hope through His Spirit (Romans
15:13).
When we insist on our
own way, God allows us to fail, in order to teach us to wait on Him and His
will, rather than pursuing our own will for our life.
God is working out His
plan for us each moment of our day. If we follow the
direction of God's Spirit for our day, our efficiency increases and our stress
level decreases.
He teaches us to cooperate with His Body in order to increase
our productivity for His Kingdom (1 Corinthians 12:12-27). God supplies all of
our needs and leads us by His Spirit as we concede to His will (Proverbs
3:5-6).
He gives us one day at a time to prevent us from worrying about the
past and fearing the future. He quiets
us with His love and rejoices over us with singing (Zephaniah 3:17).
At times, we may feel
idle and useless, or that God is not speaking to us. However, these are the
times of companionable silence, which God enjoys with His Saints.
Our Father God
demonstrated His love for us by becoming man to pay the penalty of our sins (Romans
5:8). He finds pleasure in an intimate relationship with each of us.
Prayer:
Father God, You
consider us as Your friends, children, holy nation, royal priests, Your own possession
and chosen people (John 15:13-17; 1 John 3:2; 1 Peter 2:9). You will not allow
any tribulation or distress, life or death, angels or principalities, the
present or future, or any created thing to separate us from Your love, which
dwells in us through Christ Jesus, our Lord (Romans 8:35-39).
Help us not to fail
one another, wound each other deeply or cause anyone to stumble and fall away
from You. Teach us to love one another as You love each of us.
Thought
for the Day:
Living in the center
of God's will is the happiest place on earth; our enjoyment is amplified and
our sorrows diminished as we maintain an eternal focus, rather than a temporal
one. - Isaiah 26:3
