If we choose to walk in the Spirit, we will not fall into
Satan’s temptation, not fulfill the lusts of our flesh, and we will walk in
God’s everlasting truth (Galatians 5:15-25).
We will avoid making intimate friendships with unbelievers,
realizing that light has no fellowship with darkness (2 Corinthians 6:14-15).
Christ in us is our path to and hope for glory (Colossians 1:27).
Just as
Jesus was tempted at Gethsemane to abandon God's plan for Him, we too experience
times of anxiety, regret, and hopelessness (Matthew 26:39). We see what we have
and think that it is better than what God has in store for us, so we do not
want to give it up.
When Jesus
remembered the glory which awaited Him on the other side of the cross, He
willingly surrendered His will to our Father's will. We too have glory waiting
for us on the other side of every trial.
When we
experience trials, we witness triumphs in Jesus through every one of them. We
see His miracles unfolding in our life and in His corporate Body. We are a part
of a world-wide union of Believers in Christ.
In times of
blessing, we often slip into ingratitude, expectations and assumptions in our
relationship with Christ in us. We are overly confident and take His love for
granted.
Yet, life
has a way of reminding us that regardless of our years of service and our
spiritual maturity, we remain weak and helpless apart from Christ in us. God's
grace is always sufficient and His power is continually manifested in our weakness
(2 Corinthians 12:9-10).
Prayer:
Father God,
You choose the foolish to confound the wise and the weak to put the strong to
shame (1 Corinthians 1:18-31). You use the most unlikely people as Your
ambassadors to the world around us (2 Corinthians 5:20). We feel privileged to
serve You with our life.
Help us to
lay down our idol of pride in order for You to fill us with Your Spirit. We are
a willing sacrifice, just as Jesus was, in order to fulfill Your will for our
life. We thank You for Your Lamb who paid the price for our redemption. We give
Him all the glory, honor, praise and blessing, because He is worthy to receive
power, riches, wisdom and strength (Revelation 5:8-14).
Thought for
the Day:
Christ
abides in us and we live, move and have our whole identity in Him; as His Body,
we make up a mighty army that has victory against the world, the flesh and the
devil.
- Acts 17:28; Hebrews 4:16
