The Bible declares that if anyone claims to be a
Christian, yet lives a worldly life, they are liars (Romans 8:9; 1 John 2:4).
Even demons believe and tremble at the name of Christ (James 2:19).
We might believe in God. We might be convicted of
our sin. We might like going to church and listening to religious music.
However, we are not Born Again.
If we are Born Again, we live by the Spirit of God
in everything we think, say and do (Romans 8:9). There is continual intimacy with the living
Lord and growth in our character and actions, which are led by His Spirit.
Our humanity is already dead with Christ in God
(Colossians 3:3). God is love and if He abides in us completely, we have no
need to strive to show His love to others (1 John 4:8). His love fills us and
overflows into the lives of everyone we meet.
Christ in us expresses the fruit of the Spirit in
and through us. We are a vessel containing the living Lord of the universe with
all the dynamic power of the triune God resident within us (Ephesians 3:20).
Our Heavenly Father is always faithful to lead us in His perfect will. However, we must be willing to spend all day praying without ceasing, worshiping at His feet, communing with Him in prayer, and waiting patiently for His direction as we carry on in our daily commitments.
Prayer:
Father God, the only person that may call him/her
self a Believer is one with a vital and vibrant intimate union with You. If we
live according to our own plans for the day, and attempt to work You into them,
we gravely miss many opportunities to allow You to work Your plans through us.
Remind us to converse with You moment by moment
throughout the day as You orchestrate the adventures in our life to fulfill
Your purpose in and through us. We hunger and thirst for a deeper relationship
with You, so that we may walk in the fullness of Your Spirit and to enable You
to accomplish Your will on the earth through us.
Thought for the Day:
Total submission to the control of Christ in our
daily life is the next step after our salvation; so let's completely surrender
to the work of God's Spirit. – 1 Corinthians 15:22-28
