We are able
to survive in this world by no other means than the faithfulness of God pouring
out His blessings on our life. Some people blindly careen through each day,
never realizing that God blessed them (Romans 3:19-26).
The kindness,
mercy and love of our God and Savior wash us with His Word, provide for us His
new birth, and renew us by the fullest measure of His Spirit within us. He justifies
us by His grace and makes us heirs with Jesus of His eternal Kingdom.
His greatest
gift is that He is just and He justifies us, not by our own accomplishments but
by His (Ephesians 2:8-9; Titus 3:4-7). Yet, people usually fail to thank Him
for His blessings and take credit for the good things that happen to them.
We
eventually get weary, burdened and burn out. We long for a time of rest from
the rat-race of life. The wise person will yoke up with Christ, learn from Him
and gain rest for their soul (Matthew 11:28-30).
We trust
that Jesus knows exactly what we need and how to attain that. We quit doing
things our way, and follow the direction of God's Spirit each moment of the
day.
We cease from
our fruitless labors and enter God's rest (Hebrews 4:10). We stop attempting to
please God by the works of our flesh and realize that we can only prove our
love to Him through obedience to His Word (John 14:15).
Prayer:
Father God,
thank You that there is no longer condemnation for those of us who love You and
are the called according to Your purpose rather than our own goals and desires.
Thank You for Your life-giving Spirit who achieves in us what the law never
could. Thank you for sending Jesus as God with us in human form to fulfill the
requirements of the law and setting us free from the power and purpose of sin,
the world and the flesh (Romans 8:1-8).
Remind us
that in the flesh, we can never please You; but Your Spirit in us gives us Your
holiness and Your life (Romans 8:9-11). Help us to depend on You for everything
we need during the day. Teach us not to worry about anything in life, but to
pray instead; and to trust You just like the birds of the air and the lilies in
the field (Matthew 6:25-33).
Thought for
the Day:
Trusting in
Jesus helps us to realize that only He can rescue us from the tyranny of this
life. - Romans 7:15-25
