The faulty thinking of most Born Again Believers is that we are separated from Christ by the ethereal boundary between Heaven and earth.
We
believe that God is only in Heaven with Christ sitting on the throne at His
right hand. That leaves us all alone, struggling down here on Terra Firma to
live a holy life.
Actually,
Jesus substituted His life for ours on the cross. In the same way, He now lives
our life for us and through us. Jesus fulfills our Father’s will in us as we
follow the leading of His Spirit moment by moment throughout the day.
When
we come to the understanding that we are dead, and that Christ is now alive
within us (Colossians 3:3), we stop striving to perfect our self and we step
aside and let God be God in our life. We are His
Living Tabernacle.
Life
no longer requires any effort from us. God only wants our obedience. We simply
stand firm as we watch the Lord bring deliverance in us and through us (2
Chronicles 20:17).
There
is nothing left for us to strive for or to attain to (Galatians 3:1-3).
Therefore, there is no way we can boast about our accomplishments in the Lord.
We boast about Him instead (1 Corinthians 1:31).
Once
we get the focus off our self, and place it on Christ where it belongs, then He
can use us to fulfill His purpose in the earth. We decrease, so that He may
increase in and through us.
Prayer:
Father
God, Jesus acknowledged that He is in us, and You are in Him. He wanted us to
experience this same unity with You and with one another so the world would
know You sent Him and that You love us as much as You love Him (John 17:23).
All
of Your fullness dwells in Christ and He is the head of all powers and
principalities. In Him, we are made complete (Colossians 2:9-10). Therefore,
help us to let Your light within us shine so brightly, that people will see
Christ in us and glorify You, who are our living hope (Colossians 1:27; 1 Peter
1:3).
Thought
for the Day:
We
search in vain for Christ outside of our self, only to discover that He lives
in all of His fullness within every Born Again Believer. - Ephesians 3:16-19
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