As
Born Again Believers, we are filled throughout our entire body, soul and spirit
with all of God’s fullness. We possess the richest measure of His divine
presence within us and we are wholly filled and flooded to overflowing with God
Himself (Ephesians 3:16-19, Amplified Bible).
We
are united with Christ in the very spiritual fiber of our being (Hebrews 4:12).
He provides us with everything we need to live a healthy, Spirit-filled life.
Then,
His Spirit infiltrates the joints of our soul – our thoughts, choices and
emotions - to operate on our carnality while He plants His fruit within us
(Hebrews 4:12).
Paul
counted all of his worldly possessions and gain as lost when compared to the
joy of his salvation and the riches he received from intimately knowing Christ
(Philippians 3:7-11).
God
gives this same resurrection life to lost sinners who humble themselves and
surrender their life to Him (John 19:10-11). We are liberated from living in
this earthly realm, even though we physically continue to dwell here (Galatians
2:20).
In
this same way, we detach from our connection to this world, even the good parts
of life, which hinder our walk with God, such as extended family, houses and
lands – in order to obtain the better blessings provided for us by Christ in us
(Luke 14:23-33; Philippians 3:10).
We
realize that even the worst of adversity in our life ultimately comes from God
to perfect our soul and to provide for us everything that we need to live Godly
in Christ Jesus (Hebrews 11:32-34; Job 1:8, 2:3).
Prayer:
Father
God, we knock on doors and invite our neighbors to church. We pray for them and
for everyone You bring to our mind. We listen to Your Spirit and obey His
promptings throughout our day. We shed Your light within us for all the world
around us to see, so they may live with us in eternity as the redeemed of the
Lord (Psalm 107:2).
You
bore our sins in Your body on the cross; so that we too can die to sin and live
righteously and victoriously, just as You did (1 Peter 2:24). You take
priority in our heart over all other aspects of life (1 Corinthians 9:22). We
give You all the praise and glory and honor due Your name (Psalm 96:8).
Thought
for the Day:
God
elected us as His holy and saintly priests, because we are His special
possession created to declare His praises to a lost and dying world around us.
- 1 Peter 2:9
