Our God is so awesome, mighty in power, gentle in mercy,
constant in grace, consuming in His love for us and faithful beyond measure. We
can trust in Him with our whole heart and depend on His intimate involvement in
our life.
God never, ever leaves or forsakes us (Deuteronomy 31:6;
Hebrews 13:5). His three personalities are all-encompassing (Isaiah 7:14; John
10:29; Matthew 12:32). God is our Creator and Heavenly Daddy; Jesus is the
Trinity in the flesh who died on the cross to exhibit the Father's love; the
Spirit promotes Jesus and His words (John 3::8, 14:6, 26; Luke 24:49; Acts
16:7).
Through believing on Jesus we are constructed into the
temple of the entire Godhead of the Trinity (Romans 8:15; 1 Corinthians 3:16,
12:13). The Trinity is our Father, our Brother and our continual comfort and
guide (Mark 1:10-11).
The Trinity's presence in our life nourishes us to grow
in godliness, to consecrate our life to Him and to do the work He created us to
do (Ephesians 2:10). The Trinity draws us into unity with the Godhead (John
6:44, 10:30, 14:10-13).
We are raised from sin's degradation to walk in a new
life in order to share in the glory of the Trinity through a consecrated and
holy life (John 17:22; Romans 8:11). We let His light in us shine, so that
people look at us and are drawn to believe in and trust in the Trinity for
their salvation as well.
Vacation homes, worldly hobbies, time shares, multiple
cruises in a year, smart phones for every family member, TVs in every room,
expensive clothing stores, excessive clothing accessories and jewels, a car for
every driver in the family, etc. keep us in bondage to this world and limit our
participation in activities that promote the Kingdom of God.
We are not of this world, we do not rely on our human
nature or characteristics, and we do not develop plans and goals for this life.
We only live here to build up the Kingdom of God while it is still day, because
the night is coming when no one may get saved (John 9:4).
Prayer:
Father God, break our heart with what breaks Yours, give
us a Kingdom mind and focus in this life and make the fact that we are not of
this world a reality in our life (Romans 12:2; John 17:16). Help us to stop
focusing on building our nest in this world and to change our attention to
furthering Your Kingdom.
Remind us that Christ is our whole life and that we no
longer live, but Christ lives in and through us (Colossians 3:3-4; Galatians
2:20). Draw us into a more intimate relationship with You, so that we are not
sidetracked by the lies and schemes of the devil to get our focus on this world
rather than on Your Kingdom.
Thought for the Day:
We develop a Kingdom mindset and allow God's Spirit to
draw our attention to the presence of God within us, which is our only true
source of comfort and joy, rather than on the riches and trappings of this
world.
