Without God's
Spirit within us, we do not belong to Christ or His family (Romans 8:9). God's Spirit
in us makes us His children. We no longer live under the dominion of the
flesh, the world or the devil, and we are not our own.
God owns our
time, energy and resources (1 Corinthians 6:19). We are set apart for God.
Though we live on this earth, we no longer have anything in common with sinners
or the world (Psalm 4:3; 2 Corinthians 6:16).
If we continue to
offer our self as slaves to sin, it leads to death; if we obey the dictates of
holiness, we are part of God's holy temple and He dwells in us by His Spirit (Romans
6:16; 1 Corinthians 3:16-18).
We are more
concerned with spiritual aspects in our life than carnal ones. We have a new heavenly
name (Revelation 2:17). Do you know the meaning of your earthly name?
( http://www.ohbabynames.com )
I like my name, Kathleen Anne. It means: pure one, innocent, God's
favor and grace. Someone with this name is usually dependable, solid,
practical, hard-working, industrious, studious, conservative, spiritual, wise, peculiar,
intuitive, imaginative, philosophical and solitary. This fits me to a
"T".
As a child, I yearned to be a good girl, so my parents would love me. I
even wished on the first star every night that I would be a good girl, so I
could be cherished and accepted.
At 18, I realized that no one is ever good (Romans 7:18-25), and that I could not do enough good to be valued and approved. That is when I turned to Jesus Christ as my Savior. He loves me unconditionally (1 John 4:16).
God takes up residence in our spirit. He abides in His children and walks with us. He is our God and we are His people (2 Corinthians 6:16). We live as the church of the living God, and are the pillar and foundation of His truth (1 Timothy 3:15).
Prayer:
Father God, You accept us as part of Your beloved family (Ephesians
1:5-7). Our spirit, once dead in Adam's sin, was Born Again by Your Spirit, and
You came to live in us for the rest of our life and throughout eternity (Romans
8:10; Galatians 5:15-25).
Thank You for building us into Your house, as we firmly hold to our confidence and hope in Your glory. Christ is the faithful caretaker of Your House (Hebrews 3:6) and we realize the privilege, which You afford us, to allow us to take a part in all of Your plans.
Thought for the Day:
Anyone who leaves their sinful lifestyle, and believes that Jesus in
God who came in human flesh as Emmanuel, will have a new name written down in Heaven.
- 1 John 4:4
