Our
soul - our feelings, thoughts and choices - start to form at conception. What
we experience from the womb until the day that we depart from this world
influences our goals and decisions for the rest of our life.
Some
of these impressions are false, fueled by lies and misconceptions spoken by the
devil's subtle whispers to our soul, as well as by our own well-meaning
caretakers. God's truth is the only power that will break the bondage that
these falsehoods put us under.
We
access God's truth through His Word, His Spirit and through prayer. Daily, we
calm our soul, and speak words of affirmation and encouragement to our self,
reading them right out of the pages of our Bible.
We
mature in our faith like a weaned child who no longer needs to be babied or to
receive any comfort other than from the Lord (Psalm 131:2). We find our
identity in Christ alone, and we rejoice in the God of our salvation (Habakkuk
3:18).
Our
search for significance begins and ends in our relationship to King Jesus:
adopted children of God, co-heirs with Jesus, victors rather than victims, the
Body and Bride of Christ, and servants of the Most High God are just a few
titles that we possess.
When
Jesus faced the cross, He took His closest friends to the garden to pray. He
revealed to them His need for their prayer support, because His soul was so
deeply grieved about His future that it was strangling the very life from Him (Matthew
26:38; Luke 22:44). We can share with our prayer partners as well.
Secular
philosophies and earthly distractions attempt to side-track us from our
fulfillment in Christ; however, the totally surrendered soul grows into an
intimate union with Him that lasts a lifetime and throughout eternity.
Prayer:
Father
God, people all over this globe search for significance in this lifetime. We
fail to make choices that truly satisfy our soul, however. Those who truly
desire to find the ultimate Truth realize that their only salvation is found in
Jesus Christ. At this moment of revelation, we enter into a union with Christ
that is spiritual, intimate and divine.
Thank
You that we are born again by Your Spirit, and that Jesus justifies us through
salvation as Your Holy Spirit takes up residence in our spirit. He brings
resurrection life to our soul – our mind, will and emotions; and He walks with
us through the life-long journey of sanctifying our soul.
Thought
for the Day:
People
from all over the world search for significance from sources that do not satisfy
the longing in their soul, such as: reading volumes of tomes in dusty
libraries, seeking for truth; traveling the world, looking for their soul mate;
side-tracked by pursuits of fame, fortune and success; attracted by secular
philosophies and worldly religions; however, through a simple prayer of
repentance and dependence, we reach out to God, and His Trinity moves into our
heart at that very moment and breathes new life into our dead spirit.
