God chose us before the foundation of
the world to redeem us, to transform us, to give us His divine nature and to
use us in the work of His Kingdom (Ephesians 2:10; 2 Peter 1:4).
We no longer deflect His will with hurried
lives and busy days. We grow spiritually and come to the place where we surrender
our desires and embrace His heart and mind as our own.
We have a continual conversation with
God as we share our heart with Him and listen to His answers and directives for
our day. God's presence satisfies our longing and fills our hungry soul (Psalm
107:9).
God redefines our plans and leads us in
His Truth and everlasting way. He gives us a new name and nature with a heart
of compassion and a willingness to do His will (Psalm 43:3; Revelation 2:12;
Colossians 3:12).
Our focus switches from our self and
our little place in the cosmos and increases to the world around us and the
needs of the people involved in our everyday life.
We relinquish our hurt, bitterness,
anger, and pride and walk in forgiveness, love and humility instead. This
diminishes Satan's hold on our life and increases our fellowship with our
Father.
We empty our soul of the cares of this
life, having faith in God's faithfulness to work out every detail for our
ultimate good (Romans 8:28). He fills us with His fullness and we change the
world around us - one person at a time (Ephesians 3:16-19).
Prayer:
Father God, spiritual understanding is
ours as we allow Your Spirit to discipline our carnal nature and strengthen our
spiritual nature as You fill us with Your faith, hope and love (1 Corinthians
13:13). Help us to totally surrender to Your love and to trust You in the good
times and the bad.
We know that only You hold the issues
of life and death in Your hands (Psalm 41:13). We so enjoy the immeasurable
intimacy which You share with those who love You and who keep Your commandments
(John 14:15; Ephesians 3:8). We enjoy our fellowship with You and appreciate
the showers of Your blessings on our daily life.
Thought for the Day:
Let us walk worthy of the Lord,
pleasing Him in our thoughts, words and deeds, so that we can bear fruit by His
Spirit through every good work which we perform; and may we continually
increase in our knowledge, understanding and intimacy with God. - Colossians
1:9-10
