Without
the aid of God's Holy Spirit in our life, we often drown in negative emotions
and fail to experience victory over our trials (John 15:5). We suffer with overwhelming
feelings of failure, depression, anger, etc.
With
the Trinity of God dwelling in our spirit, we are more than conquerors and can
experience victory in every trial. God's power flows through us and from us as
He changes our world all around us, causing us to rejoice in Him as the God of
our salvation.
He
meets our needs with abundance, showers us with His blessings, rejoices over us
with singing and looks forward to our homecoming to heaven (Romans 8:37;
Zachariah 3:17; James 1:12).
Jesus
is our great High Priest, who is our advocate with our Heavenly Father (Hebrews
4:14-16). He experienced the hardships of life in the same negative intensity
that we often do, yet He never sinned (Philippians 3:10).
Our
Savior voluntarily left His home in the glories of Heaven to bring us salvation
from every negative aspect of life. He softens the blow for us when trials,
persecution, rejection, abandonment, homelessness, fickle friends, etc. invade
our serenity.
He
walks through trials with us and provides us with His power, mercy, grace,
love, peace and joy in order to give us the strength to face anything which
life, the world, our own flesh, and the devil throw at us.
Jesus
teaches us to be led continually by His presence in us and by the direction of
His Holy Spirit. We trust in Him and allow Him to work in and through us each
moment of our day. When God directs our efforts, we accomplish much more than
we ever thought possible.
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You that Your presence in us gives us an abundant, fulfilled life
here on this earth. Remind us to use each new day to make a difference in our
world, as we win lost sinners to Your saving grace. We can never thank You
enough for keeping us safe in life's storms and for guaranteeing our place with
You in eternity.
Thank
You for sending Jesus to die on Calvary's cross in order to pay the penalty for
our sins and to offer the whole world redemption through His resurrection and
abiding presence in our life. We rejoice in the fact that His selfless
sacrifice guarantees us a place in Your Kingdom to enjoy Your blessings
throughout eternity.
Thought
for the Day:
Jesus
gives authentic Believers the opportunity to be one with Him in perfect love
and acceptance, apart from any good deeds, pious performances or imposed
restrictions, which come from self-effort or living up to the standards and
expectations of other people.
