The Gospels of the New Testament in the Bible all give us a play-by-play account of who Jesus was while He lived on the earth. The Epistles, written by Jesus' disciples, denote the power which Jesus now exercises from within His Body of authentic Believers (Galatians 2:20).
We walk this
earthly realm in this mortal body, but through the dealings of God's Spirit
within us, we crucify the flesh and the lusts thereof (2 Corinthians 10:3; Galatians
5:24). We no longer live in the flesh (Romans 8:5).
As we walk in the
Spirit (Romans 8:9), the life of Christ is manifested through our physical
existence (2 Corinthians 4:10-11). We live in the world, but we are not part of
it (John 17:16), because the Holy Spirit transforms us.
Christ performs
His work through us, which God prepared for us before the world ever began (Psalm
139; Ephesians 2:10). Jesus moves into our spirit and we walk with His direction
for each moment of the day (Galatians 5:16, 25).
We are controlled
and guided by the Holy Spirit, who fills us (Ephesians 5:18). This is
accomplished by the particular fruit and gifts of the Spirit, which He provides
for each one of us individually (Ephesians 4:8-16; Romans 12:1; 1 Corinthians
12:1-11, 27-31).
We submit our
negative thoughts to the Lordship of Jesus Christ for healing. We even lay down
our positive, finite, humanistic thoughts, and adopt His thoughts as our own instead
(Philippians 2:5). We live as an act of worship to our King of kings.
The Holy Spirit
gives us the abiding love and peace of God resident within us (Romans 5:5;
Ephesians 2:14). Desiring to live Godly lives, we have everything we need to
achieve this through Christ Jesus within our spirit (2 Timothy 3:13; 2 Peter
1:3). We enjoy an intimate union with our Father God.
Prayer:
Father God, as we surrender
our will to Your will, we soon realize that You fill us completely. Rather than
to spend our time, energy and resources on frivolous amusements and earthly
treasures, we follow Your lead to give the fruit of our labors to our local
church and to missionaries doing Your work. The earthly realm is here today,
but gone tomorrow; yet Your work lasts into eternity (1 Corinthians 1:9, 6:17; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Ephesians
1:3-14, 4:32, 5:22-33; Galatians 5:22-23; Acts 15:28).
We want to do only Your will with our life. Following
the leading of Your Holy Spirit moment by moment throughout the day results in
physical productivity, a healthy mental and emotional life, spiritual
advantages and material blessings, which we cannot even begin to imagine until
we walk in Your ways! Thank You for calling us to Yourself.
Thought for the Day:
When Christ is foremost in our thoughts, and we
pray about His order for our day, even cleaning the house, tending the
children, working in the secular world, ministering at our local church, preparing
meals, and spending time with our family is all the result of a Spirit-filled life.
