The Christian walk does not involve
us living for Christ, but Christ living in and through us. We are not motivated
by desires, obligations or expectations, but by the will of God.
We keep our focus on what Christ did
for us on Calvary, and we no longer pursue this world or its benefits. We daily
walk in God's Spirit and live in the eternal realm now.
Grace overcomes the stress in our
life and leads us to receive whatever God has in store for us each day. We
live, move and have our being in Christ alone (Acts 17:28).
We surrender control over our life,
as well as the outcome of our efforts, to Christ. Jesus keeps us in victory,
even during negative issues, which we encounter.
God replaces our carnality with His
spirituality, our flesh with His Spirit and our motivation and desires with His
good, acceptable and perfect will for our life (Romans 12:2).
God's guiding hand leads us by His
Spirit and blesses us with the fruit of our labors in Him. As a new creature, we
shed the weight of our carnality and walk in the newness of His life in us (2
Corinthians 5:17; Psalm 128:2).
Prayer:
Father God, we thank You for giving us
a new nature through Christ in us by His redeeming work on Calvary's cross. We
no longer live in the flesh or pursue the issues of this world; because they
have no more appeal to us.
Remind us that we died in Christ and
we now abide in His resurrection power (Galatians 2:20; 1 Corinthians
15:20-22). We live, move and have our
being in Your Spirit, doing only those works, which You prepared for us before
we were ever born (Ephesians 2:10).
Thought for the Day:
As we focus on Christ throughout our
day, we do not have to make plans or provision; we simply follow His Spirit's
direction, as we obey through one word or action at a time, and He supplies all
of our necessities and the direction, which we need.
