The body of every Born Again Believer is the temple
of the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 6:19). When the Trinity moves in and dwells
within us, we reflect His glory to the world around us (2 Corinthians 3:18).
Our fleshly carnality actually dies with Christ and our life is now
hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3-4). We place our hope only in the glory
of the Lord (Romans 5:2).
Once we surrender our life to God through faith in
Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God moves in. Daily, we grow more like
Christ by the transforming work of His power within us (Romans 8:30).
Therefore, God’s glory grows more radiant in us as
well. We can do nothing to create these conditions in our life. If we try,
there is a danger that people will label us as a hypocrite, because our flesh
and spirit still war against one another.
As humans, we are drawn toward delusion, and we often seek false
gods (Psalm 4:2). This penchant protects us from heeding the convicting
work of living by God's Truth. We veer off the straight and narrow road and
join the masses on the wide road to destruction, and we do not even realize
what we are doing (Matthew 7:13).
The remedy for this is to enter into God’s rest. We
enter His rest simply by surrendering to the Holy Spirit within us. In this
place of peace, we cease from our striving (Hebrews 4:10-11; Galatians 3:1-3).
We focus instead on ministering from the
perspective of our rest in Christ (Hebrews 4:3). Then, as we surrender our will
to God’s, and draw near to Him and obey his calling on our life, we abound in
and are filled with the fruits of our right standing with God.
Now He can do more through us than we could ever
manage on our own. He gives us His wisdom, courage, guidance, peace and grace
to accomplish all that He calls us to achieve (Romans 2:8-10).
Prayer:
Lord Jesus, You are the Word of God, and yet you
became a human being and made Your home among us. You are full of unfailing
love and faithfulness. We thrill with hope and cry in humility that the Creator
of our vast universe is also the lover of our soul.
As Your Spirit does His sanctifying work within us,
we see Your glory revealed in our lives. We walk as Jesus walked, speak Your
oracles rather than our own words, and we follow the guidance of Your Spirit
every moment of our life. May we always reflect Your glory as we fulfill Your
purpose for us during our lifetime.
Thought for the Day:
“So if the old way of the law, which has been
replaced by the Spirit, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new life
through the Holy Spirit, which remains forever!”
– 2 Corinthians 3:8
