Just
as Jesus, through whom all things were made, humbled himself and went to the
cross for our sake (John 1:3; Philippians 2:7-8), we also humble our self to walk
in obedience to His will for our life.
We
radically depend upon Christ alone to provide for our needs, and to relieve our
fears, depression and insecurities. He directs our steps each moment of the day
as we operate through faith in God - not in people, our paycheck or our family.
We
benefit from receiving mentoring from more mature, authentic Believers; and we
also disciple others who are younger in the faith than we are. However, we renew
our mind each day by our own devotional time in His Word.
Christ
within us walks with us each step of the day, using our body, soul and spirit
to further His Kingdom in the earth. Jesus lived His whole life in divine love,
and He continues living His life through us as well (Romans 13:8).
He
loves others through our thoughts, choices and emotions as we follow His
Spirit’s guidance throughout our lifetime (1 John 4:19). He even loves our
enemies through us when we submit to His Spirit.
God
heals our crippled soul and gives us a fulfilling life as well. Our soul finds
its true rest in God alone (Psalm 62:1). This enables us to walk in His ways
(Jeremiah 6:16), and even when we are discourage, we put our hope in God alone
(Psalm 42:11).
Prayer:
Father
God, we love You with all of our heart, soul and mind (Matthew 22:37), and we
enjoy good health as our life goes well for us. In our service to You, we
prosper even as our soul prospers (3 John 1:2). Thank You for wonderfully
forming us in our mother's womb (Psalm 139:13-14). We know that You are always
with us and in us, and we seek You with our whole heart (Jeremiah 29:13).
We
long for more intimacy with You in this sin-cursed world, and we thirst for
Your living water (Psalm 63:1; John 7:37). Our soul praises Your name in our
innermost being (Psalm 103:1). Your Word strengthens our spirit, is sweet to
our soul, and healing to our body (Proverbs 16:24; Psalm 119:7). Our whole
being waits for You, and we hope in Your Word (James 22:5).
Thought
for the Day:
Not
one of God's promises fail us, and every one of them is fulfilled at one time
or another during our lifetime; this causes our lips to shout with joy, and our
voice to sing His praises. - Joshua 23:14; Psalm 71:23
