God gives us a very simple plan for life. He encourages
us to seek Him with all of our
heart; not to depend on our human reasoning; and before we do anything, to ask
Him to reveal His will for our next moment of time.
Then, He guarantees that He shall direct our
paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). God will work out every circumstance, no matter how bad
it is, for our ultimate good, if we love Him and are willing to walk in His
will (Romans 8:28).
God renews us by giving us His Spirit (Ephesians 2:8-10).
Our Father God loved us while we were still sinners (Romans 5:7-9). He sees our
whole life without the parameters of time or the constraints of mortality. God
is eternal and views all of our years on earth from an eternal perspective.
We are crucified with Christ, but we still live on this
earth; yet it is not us, but Christ who is living in and through us. And the
life we now live in this human body, we live by the faith of God's Son who
loves us - enough to die for us (Galatians 2:20).
We receive God's Spirit, which has nothing to do with our
human effort, talents or hard work; and neither can we sanctify or perfect our
soul through any work of our own (Galatians 3:1-3).
Our walk with God is a life-long process of growing in
intimacy with Him, and enjoying the daily fellowship of almighty God. There is
nothing that we cannot do as long as we are following His perfect will for us
(Philippians 4:13).
If we submit to God and resist the devil, Satan is obligated
to flee from us (James 4:7). He may gain permission from God to throw some type
of trial in our path, but Christ in us is greater and more powerful than Satan
could ever hope to be (1 John 4:4).
Prayer:
Father God, there are so many verses that stand out to us
as we read Your Word, highlighted by Your Spirit in order to enlighten us and
improve our brief life (James 4:14) on this earth. Thank You for giving us Your
fullness as a free gift (Romans 3:23, 6:23; Ephesians 3:16-19, Amplified
Bible). We give You all of the praise and honor due to Your name.
Because of Your mercy, we live our life free from the
twisted duplicity of Satan's lies, and we relish the fact of our freedom in
Christ. You make us whole and heal our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
diseases. You strengthen us from the inside out and You pour Your love and
grace over us like a fountain of mercy. We love You with our whole spirit, soul
and body, even into eternity.
Thought for the Day:
As we earnestly seek the Lord and thirst after Him to the
point of fainting in this dry and weary land in which we live, He is our
sanctuary - full of power and glory, the lover of our soul, which is better
than life itself, and He satisfies our soul with His constant love; therefore,
we continually praise Him with joyful lips and a mouth full of praises. - Psalm
63:1-11
