Jesus
always claimed to be God; He is in our Heavenly Father, and our Father is in
Him. We are also in Him, and He dwells within us by His Spirit. He kept His promise
to send the Holy Spirit to us, as another Comforter who would never leave us (John
14:18-20).
The
world at large does not receive God's Spirit, because they do not look for Him
or even recognize Him (John 14:15-17). However, when anyone repents of their
sinful ways, and opens their heart to Him, God's Spirit moves into our spirit and
leads us into all truth.
We
are the temple of our living God, and He walks with us and lives within us as His
people (2 Corinthians 6:16). We prove our love for God by our obedience. Due to
our love for Jesus, our Daddy God also loves us, and they reveal themselves to
us by their presence in us all throughout the day (John 14:21).
When
we love the Lord our God with all of our heart, soul, mind and strength (Mark
12:30), amazingly our God and King wants to spend time with us. His intimate communion
with us is endless and eternal (1 Thessalonians 5:17). He admonishes us to love
and obey Him.
When
we seek His face, God's Spirit leads us, guides us, blesses us, and bestows His
wisdom upon us in each decision we make. God has a perfect plan for our life,
and He wants to lead us in the way that we should go (Jeremiah 42:3; Ephesians
2:10). We end up bearing much spiritual fruit for Him.
This
takes concentrated time and attention, which is always well spent, because we
abide in His presence each moment of our day. This allows us to live our lives
as a praise to Him - full of His peace, joy and contentment - and to draw ever
closer to His heart each day.
Prayer:
Father
God, help us to prioritize our time to include only Your will for us, and to
exclude useless endeavors devised by our own desire to serve You (1 John
1:6).This will help us to demote everything that crowds out or competes with
our affections for You. It also prevents us from reaping the destruction of our
fleshly pursuits.
Instead,
we live in Your power, productivity and spiritual victory, as we experience an
abundant and fruitful life, full of purpose, meaning and adventure. Your
blessings are not earned, but awarded to us as we recognize the validity of our
Christian walk. This allows us to access Your power, wisdom and strength in
everything that we think, say and do (Ephesians 5:18).
Thought
for the Day:
Jesus
encourages us to cast our cares upon Him, since He cares for us, which enables
us to learn that God is trustworthy as we walk with Him throughout our life; if
we will allow Him to do so, the Lord Himself solves our problems, teaches us
through our trials, and helps us to carry our heavy burdens.
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1 Peter 5:7; 1 John 5:14-15; Matthew 11:30
