By God’s grace, Jesus Christ brought salvation to the whole world. He
dwells within us and inspires us to abandon all unrighteousness and carnal
desires.
Living in union with Christ becomes our only passion. We live, move and
have our being only in Him. He is our life, our motivation and our inspiration
(Acts 17:8; Colossians 3:4)
He redeems us from sinful behavior and purifies us as a people who
belong to Him. His Spirit within us allows us to live a self-controlled, holy
and upright life in this world.
As we wait for our blessed hope, which is the reappearing of our great
God and Savior, Jesus Christ, we cheerfully and zealously follow His Spirit’s
direction (Titus 2:11-14).
Since we are in union with Christ, the kingdom of God is now within us,
and God blesses us with all spiritual blessings from His throne (Luke 17:21;
Ephesians 1:3).
We set our mind on things above, not on things on the earth, and our
treasure in not from this world (Colossians 3:2; Philippians 2:5, 4:8). Jesus
gives us great power, which comes from God and not from our self (2 Corinthians
4:7).
The more we submit our life to God, the more we die to sin and the less
Satan is able to hassle us. We live by the faith of Jesus
who loves us and gave Himself for us (Hebrews 1:3; Galatians 2:20).
As we walk in the Spirit, we are assured that everything happening to us
is the will of God for us. We may feel unhappy, stressed, anxious or fearful;
but as we keep our mind on God, He gives us His peace (Isaiah 26:3; John 14:27).
God's Spirit enables us to change our focus about the negative issues in
our life. We no longer see an empty cupboard, but room for more of God's
blessings. He is always faithful to provide for all of our needs (Philippians
4:19).
Prayer:
Father God, the trials we experience are not as
devastating to us as they used to be. They are only light and momentary
affliction now, because we no longer focus on the things we see in this
transient realm of life, but only on the eternal weight of glory You are
preparing for us.
We look forward to this glory, which far exceeds
anything we have ever seen or experienced on this earth (2 Corinthians
4:13-18). As we share the gospel of Jesus with others, Your grace extends to more
and more people, which increases our thanksgiving to You (2 Corinthians 9:8).
Thought for the Day:
Everything we ever accomplished in our flesh is minimized by what we
gain in Christ; being found in Him through faith in Him increases our passion
for knowing Him in His exceptional greatness.
- Philippians 3:7-9
- Philippians 3:7-9
