Prior to salvation, we lived as slaves to sin and
pawns in Satan’s plan (Romans 7). Even after salvation, our sins of omission
and commission built a wall between us and our fellowship with the Trinity.
No matter how slowly or how high the wall goes up –
we feel a separation and distance from our Lord and Savior (Romans 1:18). Our
prayers hit the ceiling, our joy ebbs and our peace is overwhelmed by stress
and negative emotions.
Without righteousness, there can be no lasting
peace and joy. We are separated from God due to our rebellion and unbelief
(Romans 14:17). We grieve the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30), and we are in
danger of condemning our self to eternity in hell (John 3:18).
This severance of our union with Christ bitters our
soul. Then, resentment becomes the adhesive, which we use to cement the stones
of willful sin in place.
As the wall thickens and rises, fears riddle our
soul. We gradually grow more anxious and hopeless. Eventually, some people even
feel animosity toward God and rail against Him.
We hurl accusations at Him and slander His name to
anyone who will listen. We end up punishing our self by removing our self from
the protection and provision of our Heavenly Father.
This is so unnecessary.
If we walk in the Spirit, we will not fulfill the
lusts of our eye, the lust of our flesh and our pride in our life (1 John
2:16). We will walk in perfect harmony with the Trinity and enjoy constant
fellowship with the Trinity every moment of our day (Galatians 5:15-25;
Proverbs 3:5-6).
Prayer:
Father God, Your eyes are always on Your children.
You love us with an everlasting love, and You rejoice over us with singing. You
are faithful, and we can put all of our hope and trust in You. You never change
and You are with us now and even at the end of our life. You give us treasure
in dark times and riches when we come to You in our time of need.
You are our Father, our God, and You give us Your
mercy and grace in all of our trials and afflictions. We are comforted by Your
presence in our life, even in times of trouble. You comfort the downcast when
we keep our eyes focused on You. Thank you for being with us and revealing Your
presence and peace to us as You give us Your joy.
Thought for the Day:
We make our refuge in God, because He will never
leave us destitute; we have no need to fear, because He will help us and hold
us in the palm of His hand. - Hebrews 13:5; Isaiah 49:16
