There are basic human needs that are almost impossible to provide on this earth. No other human is perfect enough to fulfill our deep, insatiable need for love, security, compassion and understanding. Few people are willing to work with us toward the healing of our soul – our thoughts, feelings and choices.
God loves us enough to take on a perfect human form as our Emmanuel. He is able to make all grace abound to us, so that we have His capability to perform everything that He calls us to do, and to thrive in every good work (Philippians 2:12-13; 2 Corinthians 9:8). We grow to know and love the person of Christ in us (Colossians 1:27).
Our faith in His faithfulness increases with each blessing that He provides for us throughout every day of our life. We relinquish our selfish ambitions and embrace the truth of His selfless sacrifice as a new way of life for us. We come to actually, intimately know God without any doubts (John 17:3).
We forsake our hypocrisy, selfish desires, apathetic attempts to reach spiritual maturity, and Biblical ignorance. We begin spending our time building God’s Kingdom, rather than our own. We learn to carry out God’s divine plan for our life instead of pursuing our own goals and agenda.
The time for the earth to embrace the knowledge of God, and when the kingdoms of this world could have become the Kingdoms of our God has long passed. The nations will experience a second chance during the Millennium, but that is in the very distant future (Habakkuk 2:14).
More and more people in this world are taught that the Lion of Judah has no power, and they must brave the world through their own efforts. Jesus experienced the same cynicism and ridicule in His lifetime that He receives now when we attempt to share our faith in Him with fellow sojourners on this earth (1 Peter 2:11; Luke 18:8).
The Church experiences similar insignificant strides in our attempt to share Christ with those around us that Jesus did during His lifetime. It is not our responsibility to convince them, but to willing share God’s love with them. Until then, we cling to our Lord, our King, our Christ, as the lover of our soul (Isaiah 38:17).
Prayer:
Father God, living by faith in You is our only true choice for our existence on this earth. Most people reject this truth as false, however; and they feel more comfortable making their own way in our world. They see no need to know You in an intimate fellowship that is available to every authentic, Born Again Believer.
Your life flowing through our spirit and soul changes the direction of our life, and the success that we experience during each moment of our lifetime (Proverbs 3:5-6). Your presence in us changes us from the inside out. Your Spirit sanctifies us from one stage of glory to the next. Thank You that all of our condemnation for our behavior fell on Jesus’ shoulders when He took it for us to Calvary’s cross.
Thought for the Day:
Many people in our current society view God as a malevolent force that is out to see us burn in the destruction of hell; however, God actually created Paradise for us, and He gave Adam and Eve His presence all around them in an intimate union and fellowship (John 3:16-18); humbling our self and totally trusting in Him is the only way that we can deeply experience this same true love on this side of Heaven.
