Jesus
gave us the ultimate example of surrender when He submitted to the suffering of
Calvary in order to provide us with salvation. God gives us a free will, which
allows us to choose or to reject His salvation.
He
works His “ministry of reconciliation” in us and through us to the world around
us (2 Corinthians 5:18). We are in Christ, but Christ is also in us (Galatians
2:20; Colossians 1 27; Romans 8:10; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Ephesians 3:16-17).
Jesus
was always with God (Matthew 1:23; John 17:21); Jesus came from God (John 1:14;
Philippians 2:7-11); and Jesus is fully God. God performed His will on the
earth by abiding in the human body of Jesus, His begotten Son (John 14:10; Acts
2:22).
Jesus
abides within us and wants to work through each of us. We are the visible
presence of Christ in our world (1 John 4:17). We are born of the Spirit into an
eternal, spiritual union with Jesus (Romans 8:9,16).
Now,
He works in and through all Born Again Believers by His Spirit (Luke 4:14-15). Every
Saint of God is intimately united with our triune God (John 17:21). The Trinity
takes up residence within us (John 14:23; 1 John 4:15-16).
Our
divine union is as intimate as the union between a husband and wife (Ephesians
5:28-30). We are buried with Christ in baptism and raised to walk in His new
life. Our old carnal self is crucified with Him, and our body is no longer
ruled by sin (Romans 2:20, 6:12).
Prayer:
Father
God, as our triune God, You come to make Your home in everyone who believes in
Jesus. You call us to obey the teachings of Christ, and all of Your inspired
Word (John 14:23). Jesus sent the Spirit of truth to come and guide us into all
truth. The Spirit speaks Your words to us and reveals to us what is yet to come
(John 16:13). We trust you now and always to bring Your will to pass in and
through our life.
You
are waiting for us in Heaven (Matthew 6:9), but You are always with us through
Christ and Your Spirit. Jesus promised to always be with us, even to the end of
the age of grace (Matthew 28:20). You will never ever leave or forsake us; and
for this fact, we are eternally grateful to You (Hebrews 13:5).
Thought
for the Day:
God
always sends a warning before He sends judgment; then, we can either accept His
freedom from eternal destruction, or reap the penalty of our choices; every sin
we commit stems from the root of unbelief, and it is our own unbelief which
actually condemns us. - John 3:18
