Jesus calls us to enter into His Body, to fellowship with Him minute by
minute of every day and to enjoy eternity with Him in the new heaven and the
new earth (Romans 8:17; 2 Thessalonians 2:14).
We relinquish our human personality and surrender our individuality
until we become more like Christ every day. We live in union with our risen
Lord and Savior who justifies, sanctifies and will ultimately glorify us.
The Father is in the Son, and the Son is in us by the Spirit of God. We
live in union with the Trinity through every moment of our life, listening to
the Spirit's direction and not being conformed to the expectations of this
world.
Filled with God's Spirit and controlled and guided by Him, we reach
spiritual heights we never thought possible. We experience Him working in and
through us as He conforms us to the image of Christ.
We press
toward the goal of the high calling of God until we reach the measure of the
full stature of Christ in us (Ephesians 4:13). We do not stop maturing and
growing in Christ until we reach perfection, controlled and guided by the
Spirit of God (Matthew 5:48; Galatians 2:20; Colossians 3:3; Ephesians 3:19).
When Christ resurrects the dead in Christ and raptures the church remaining
on the earth, we will gain the same immortal body that Christ enjoys right now.
We enter the glorious realm of the risen Lord.
We will not age, experience corruption and sickness, or feel emotional
and mental distress and anxiety any longer. Even death is swallowed up in the
victory of the cross of Christ (1 Corinthians 15:55).
Prayer:
Father God, awaken our apathetic soul and raise us from spiritual death
(John 3:16-18). Remind us that Christ lives as a light within us (2 Corinthians
4:6). Help us to pay attention to how we live, so that we use Your wisdom in
all that we say and do. Remind us to make the most of the time You give us and
not to foolishly use it for our own selfish gains.
Show us Your will for our life and help us to walk in it (Ephesians 5:14-17). Help us to hear the way in which we should
walk and to lift up our soul to You alone (Psalm 143:8). Keep us in step with
Your Spirit through every trial and blessing we experience (Ephesians 5:14-17).
Thought for the Day:
Live life in full awareness of the immense potential available to us
though our union with Christ.
