God provides us with the desire and the will to bring Him pleasure (Philippians 2:13). He also gives us His Spirit to teach us all things that we need to know for a successful life of Godliness (1 Corinthians 2:12; 2 Peter 1:3).
Without the presence of Christ
dwelling within us, we cannot walk in victory over sin, sickness and death. We
wallow in our humanity, and limit our spiritual maturity by our lack of
comprehension of God's ways.
The law of the Spirit of life
in Christ Jesus sets us free from the law of sin and death (Romans 8:2). This
is as true as the fact that airplanes can overcome the law of gravity and fly suspended in the air.
When Christ moves into our life
by His Holy Spirit, changes begin. He sweeps our spirit free of sin and starts
His sanctifying work in our soul, as well as maturity in our spirit.
He exchanges our sin for His
righteousness and He replaces our carnality with the fruit of His Spirit. He
gives us His gifts to allow us to function in His Body for the growth of the
Kingdom of God.
When the love we feel for our
fellow mankind springs from our love for God and His affection for us, it is
more committed, merciful, gracious, empathetic and unconditional.
The deepest aspect of our
relationship with God is when we come to intimately know Him as the one true
Father of compassion, the God of all comfort. We fall on our face and worship
Him from the depths of our heart.
God calls for us to realize
that, moment by moment throughout the day, He wants to live His life through
Christ in us and to accomplish greater works on this earth for His glory (2
Corinthians 1:3; John 17:3).
Prayer:
Father God, we want to daily
contemplate Your goodness, majesty, power, mercy, love, wisdom, justice and
sovereignty. You call us to walk in a different dimension than unsaved
humanity. Remind us to keep our values and purpose centered on Your Kingdom.
You supply us with the
spiritual resources to perform supernatural feats as we interact in our daily
activities with family, church, work and community. You made Jesus the first
fruit of Your Sons, and all of creation is eagerly waiting for our final manifestation
(Romans 8:19).
Thought for the Day:
When we surrender our life to the Lordship of Jesus
Christ we enter the realm of abundant life, which He promises.
- John 10:10
