Salvation comes in stages. If we happily camp around the
salvation of our spirit, we miss the glory of the sanctification of our soul.
One day we will also experience the glorification of our body when Christ
appears for His Saints (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
Once we realize that the divinity of Christ and all of
the power of the complete triune Godhead live within every Born Again Believer,
a new enthusiasm produces constant praise from our lips to God’s ears (2 Peter
1:3).
We no longer view our self as a grubby worm inching
around in the world of selfishness and sin. Instead, we see our self as
beautiful butterflies soaring in the Heavenly, spiritual realm of life.
God calls His elect and then reveals Himself to and in
us. He has a purpose for each of our lives (Ephesians 1:11). He loves us with
His abundant, unfading and everlasting love (Psalm 25:6; Jeremiah 31:3).
We are totally dependent upon Jesus for our direction,
health and provision moment by moment throughout the day (Ephesians 1:9;
Philippians 2:12-13). Through our connection to the Vine, the life of Christ
flows through us by His Spirit and we produce much fruit for the Kingdom of God
(John 15:8).
Through our union with Christ, we shed the shackles of
our sin nature and submit to the dealings and leadings of God's Spirit in our
life (1 Corinthians 1:30). As branches in the Vine of Christ, we experience God
as our husbandman.
He prunes the flesh from us so more spiritual fruit may
grow (John 15:1, 5). We walk out of the bondage to carnality and into the
glorious freedom of the sons of God (Romans 8:21).
Jesus is our center and God is the focus of our life. We
seek to do His will in our job, community, church, extended family and home. If
we walk in the darkness of self and sin, we stumble and fail in all of our
attempts (John 11:10).
As we walk in the light of Christ, we find fulfillment in
living out His will for our life (1 John 1:7). God’s wisdom, grace, love and
supernatural abilities reside within us in Jesus Christ and are always
available to meet all of our needs and to walk in God's will for us (1
Corinthians 1:30).
Prayer:
Father God, as we abide in You throughout the day, Your
wisdom, grace, love and peace manifest in our life and out into the world
around us. As we abide in You, You provide us with a dedicated life full of the
wisdom, strength and Godly conviction, which we need to further Your Kingdom in
our world.
We look forward to the day when we can also walk in Your
power, so You can make a true difference in others through our life. As we make
every effort to walk in peace with You, You renew our soul and make us
blameless and spotless at Your coming (2 Peter 3:14). Our perseverance in our
walk with You, guarantees that we will not stop short of Your glorious riches,
which You prepared for us before time began (Romans 9:23).
Thought for the Day:
Undistracted devotion to God allows us to tap into all of
His power and majesty in order to live our life as Elijah, Moses and Enoch did;
and we will steadily walk into complete maturity in Christ. - James 1:4
