When we connect intimately with God through salvation in Jesus Christ, we obtain eternal comfort, substantial provision, and daily guidance through His Holy Spirit (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17; Philippians 4:19). Our Father God is extremely protective of His children, because we are precious in His sight (Isaiah 43:3; Zechariah 2:8).
Christianity is not just what we do or believe, but who we are. When we dedicate our life to His service in our family, vocation, community, and church family, God enriches every aspect of our life on this earth (1 Corinthians 1:5). He is always totally worthy of our complete trust in Him (Psalm 9:10; Proverbs 3:5-6).
Over our years of service to Him, we learn to discern His will by following His peace within our spirit. Our only desire is to accomplish His plans for our life (Ephesians 2:10). We maintain a biblical worldview and an eternal focus. We seek Him before starting a new venture, embarking on a new direction, or planning a new activity (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Sinful desires and satanic lies and temptations no longer sway our choices because we are already dead to them in Christ (Galatians 5;19-21; Colossians 3:3-4). Jesus defeated all authority in the kingdom of darkness by His death and resurrection, and all authority now belongs to Him (Colossians 2:15; Matthew 28:18).
God shows us evidence of His hand in our life throughout every moment of every day. He gives us personal “love letters” and “hugs” each day that are meaningful to us personally. We dress up in His armor each morning and stand firm during every battle that comes our way (Ephesians 2:10, 6:11-13).
Prayer:
Father God, once we come to You by Your grace through faith, then self-centered ambitions play no part in our current thinking or behavior. Thank You for providing us with negative emotions that alert us to discord in our body, soul or spirit, and for helping us to identify the area in our body or soul or spirit that we are neglecting, or the idol in our life that is causing us issues and is blocking the flow of Your peace.
We so appreciate You sanctifying our soul until Your Spirit’s fruit replaces every negative aspect of our human personality (Galatians 5:22-23; Philippians 2:15). We submit to Your authority over us, because our rulers are Your emissaries in our society (Hebrews 13:17), unless they demand behavior that is against the principles in Your Word (Acts 4:19, 5:29). Regardless of our vocation, we serve You until our dying breath.
Thought for the Day:
Our flesh, satanic lies, and worldly lusts have no bearing on us or temptation for us anymore because our soul is now centered in Christ; demonic influence, which attempts to cause us to fall away from our faith, no longer has any effect on authentic Believers, because we are alive with Christ and seated with Him in Heavenly places.
- Ephesians 2:5-6; James 4:7
