As
we contemplate the Lord’s glory, which comes from the Spirit of the Lord, we
are transformed with ever increasing glory into His likeness (2 Corinthians
3:18; Romans 12:2). In Him we live and move and have our existence (Acts
17:28).
He
dwells in us and lives through us (2 Corinthians 6:16), being glorified in us
(John 17:10). We are freed from the chains of bondage to this earth into the
glorious liberty of the children of God (John 1:12; Romans 8:19-21).
Since
we abide in Him, we now walk just as He walked (1 John 2:1-6). In our flesh, we
are still able to fall into temptation; but in Christ all the fullness of the
triune God dwells in us.
Nothing
this world has to offer has any appeal to us any more (Titus 2:11-14). If we
take the time to walk in the Spirit, we can enjoy the same spirit-led existence
that Jesus and the Biblical characters and writers did (Luke 6:40).
We
have fellowship with the triune God all of the time, just as Adam and Eve
enjoyed in the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:8). There is an unbroken tie that
transcends barriers of time and space.
As
we walk in the Spirit, Jesus lives through us. We follow God's will for us in
the smallest details of our life, seeing His Spirit's power and anointing lived
out in our lives.
It
is not a matter of legalism or dead works, but of abiding in the Spirit in our
every waking moment. We listen and we obey and we see the salvation of our God
played out in our life and in the world around us.
Prayer:
Father
God, Christ, who dwells in us, is Your exact image, even though You are our invisible
God. Jesus contains all of Your attributes and character, and since Jesus
dwells within us by Your Spirit, then all of Your attributes and character
dwell within us as well (Colossians 1:15; 2 Corinthians 4:4).
Your
Holy Spirit sanctifies us throughout our lifetime until we are perfected
according to the fullest measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ in us
(Ephesians 4:13). We can walk in Your holiness and abide in Your Spirit every
moment of every day.
Thought
for the Day:
We
are adopted sons of God (Ephesians 1:5), joint heirs with Jesus (Romans 8:17)
and one with our triune God (John 17:22).
