Jesus
is the physical manifestation of God - Emmanuel who came to dwell among us. He
died a horrendous crucifixion to free us from the bondage to Satan and sin.
Once we believe in Him and invite His presence into our life, we experience
amazing opportunities.
This
redemption by His blood includes our sins from the past, present and future
(Ephesians 1:7). The riches of His grace provides us with a faith and
membership into His family and His Kingdom that cannot be shaken (Romans
7:15-17). We worship Him with reverence and awe for all He has done, is doing
and will do for us in the future (Hebrews 12:28).
Satan
comes to steal, kill and destroy our life; but we have no reason to fear Him,
because Jesus in us is greater than Satan, our flesh and the world (John
10:10). If we pray about everything, we have no need to suffer from anxiety or
any other negative emotion (Proverbs 3:5-6).
God
never leaves or forsake us (Hebrews 13:5). If we go through a
"dry" spell, or God seems silent, He did not leave us; we left Him.
Our focus wandered from our first love and is centered more on our self, our
goals, or some sin that easily sidetracked us (Hebrews 12:1).
God
created the universe with certain indisputable laws that keep everything
flowing in a smooth pattern and standard. It is only when human beings break
His laws that we suffer the consequences.
If
we live in total surrender to Him, God guards our thoughts and emotions and
gives us His wisdom for our decisions (Philippians 4:6-7). He provides for all
of our needs and blesses us and our posterity, as we continually walk in His
will and ways (Psalm 37:5).
God
gives us eternal life in His Son; and when we focus on Jesus, we have abundant
life now and for eternity (1 John 5:11-13). If Jesus is the center of our
universe our life follows His structured orbit, and we are aligned with the Son
in perfect harmony.
He
leads us in ways that often make no sense to us until we see the final
outcome. These unfamiliar paths call for
faith as He guides us out of the darkest night into His light. He makes the
rough places smooth and never, ever forsakes us (Isaiah 42:16; Psalm 37:5).
Prayer:
Father
God, Your people
listen to Your voice, because You intimately know us. You prove Your faithfulness
to us, so that we can follow You by faith. You give us Your eternal life that
starts the moment of our salvation. We shall never perish, because no one can
ever snatch us out of Your hand (John 10:27-29).
You crucify our
fleshly nature; and it is no longer us who are living our life, but Christ
lives His life in and through us. We are Your bond servants and the temple of
Your Holy Spirit. Use us to advance Your Kingdom on this earth as we mature
spiritually by Your mercy and grace. We live by faith in Your Son who loves us
and died for our eternal salvation (Galatians 2:20).
Thought
for the Day:
God is not a
genie in a bottle here to grant our wishes; instead, He wants us to honor Him
as the Lord of our life, and to completely surrender our life to Him so that He
can work out His will for our life as we trust in His goodness and love. -
Romans 8:28
