God diagrammed the course of human existence before He ever
brought the first couple to His perfect Garden. Their sin did not surprise Him,
and He already planned for Jesus to pay our sin debt (Romans 7:21-25).
Through Christ, we are Born Again - a spiritual rebirth of
our human spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells within us, empowering us to walk in God's
will every moment of our day.
We are not drawn to the darkness, because Christ in us is
our spiritual light. Satan no longer holds us as powerless captives,
weak-willed hostages or rebellious infidels.
Carnal feelings, earthly desires and worldly longings are
things of the past. The war in our mind ceases, because God's Spirit in us wins
battle after battle to renew our mind (Ephesians 4:23).
Once we accept Christ, we slowly get lost in the beauty of
His holiness (Psalm 29:2). We exalt His name for His faithful love and grace
toward us (Isaiah 25:1). Christ is our whole life (Colossians 3:4).
We think of nothing but Christ in our every waking moment.
We follow His Spirit as He directs our steps in the very center of God's will
(Proverbs 3:5-6).
God is our eternal dwelling place and we are His Holy Temple
(Psalm 90:1-2; 1 Corinthians 3:16). We are completely absorbed in Him and He
fills every fiber of our being.
We behold His beauty as we dwell in His house and we meditate
in His Temple (Psalm 27:4). He gives us a reason to hope during the trials,
which we experience throughout our day (Jeremiah 29:11). We are drenched with
His very presence.
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for setting us free from the law of
sin and death by Your Spirit of life in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:2). We have less
stress and striving in our life since we completely surrendered to the work of
Your Holy Spirit in our life. We love Your Kingdom and we look forward to
inheriting Your promises in eternity.
Keep us ever faithful to Your Word and Your life within us.
Write Your laws on our heart and fill us to the brim with Your Spirit (Hebrews
8:10; Ephesians 3:16-9). Transform our mind to the mind of Christ and give us
an abundance of Your presence until we overflow to the brim with Your love,
grace and complete unity with You (Romans 12:2; John 17:23).
Thought for the Day:
Sin no longer tempts us, disobedience disgusts us and
rebellion no longer motivates our behavior, because we love God with our entire
body, soul and spirit and we detest what He abhors.
