Union with God's Trinity

United to the triune God through Christ, our spirit is infused with His power through His Spirit, and Christ lives in and through us (Ephesians 3:16-17). Since Christ is in us, even though our body is dying, His Spirit gives us His life (Romans 8:10).

When Jesus moves into our spirit, we walk by the direction of His Spirit (Galatians 5:16, 25). We have supernatural strength regardless of how we feel in body and soul.

Slowly, the Spirit changes us from glory to glory until people see Jesus when they look at us (2 Corinthians 3:18). All of the fullness of the triune God dwells in us through Jesus, at the same time that we are in Him (Colossians 2:9; Romans 6:8).

Following the leading of God’s Spirit moment by moment throughout the day results in physical productivity, a healthy mental and emotional life, spiritual power and material blessings that we cannot even imagine.

We submit our negative thoughts to the Lordship of Jesus Christ for healing. We even lay down our positive thoughts; and, instead, take up His thoughts as our own (Philippians 2:5).

Rather than to spend our financial blessings on frivolous amusements and earthly treasures that are here today, but gone tomorrow, we actually prefer to donate to our local church and to missionaries doing the work of the Lord.

This makes the fruit of our labor last 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 submit our will to God's will and out of His glorious riches, He provides for all of our needs (Philippians 4:19; Matthew 6:33).

Prayer:

Father God, You love us so much and You reveal Yourself to us in a multitude of ways all throughout the day (John 14:21).  We often get too busy to even notice Your blessings. We spend our time so absorbed in our own plans and the issues in front of us, that we fail to see Your provision and direction for us in the midst of it all.

Make us ever mindful of Your intimate union with our spirit, Your sanctification of our soul - our mind, will and emotions - and the fact that You rejoice in our death, when we come to dwell with You for eternity (Psalm 116:15). We praise You with all of our heart, mind and strength.

Thought for the Day:

There is little need to understand Biblical Truth prior to forming our union with God's Trinity, because once we utilize the faith of the Son of God for salvation, the Spirit will teach us all things. - 1 John 2:27

Falling Away from God

Many people reach a plateau in their walk with the Lord. The increasing highs, which transitioned us from sinner to saint, level off. We experience a dry time of struggle, questions and doubts. We attempt to substitute some facet of life in this world to mask or to try to improve this perceived loss in our life. Human success is very deceptive. It gives us a false sense of power and ability.

We stop patiently relying on God and we strike out on our own again. Like the Israelites we remember the provision of the world and forget the trials (Numbers 11:5). The prodigal son did this too. He ended up in the pigpen, until God humbled him enough for him to return to the Father’s house (Luke 15:17). Only the living water of life flowing from the throne of God can quench our interminable thirst (Revelations 22:1).


Satan sits by our ear and whispers convincing lies and doubts. Satan’s words have negative connotations. They tear down, discourage and condemn (1 Peter 5:8). Satan’s words bring bondage and criticism. However, we also have a spiritual ear, able to hear from God Himself (Matthew 11:15). Pay attention to the thoughts in your mind and change them to positive thoughts (Philippians 4:8).


God’s words are positive. Even His conviction brings repentance and does not make us feel despicable and dispirited. His words bring freedom to our soul and spirit. The closer to our deadline we get, the more our faith falters. God’s timing may be slower than we would like it to be, and we may get nervous and fearful. We forget that God always works out even the worse scenario for our ultimate benefit (Romans 8:28).


Prayer:
Father God, even when we view our future through a foggy window (1 Corinthians 13:12), and we have no idea why You are acting as You are, we can still trust You to give us the victory and to use us for Your purposes in the earth. Your Word is full of incidents where You used unconventional methods to bring about your desired results. We can always trust that no matter how bizarre the events get in our life, You are always there, right inside of us (Colossians 1:27), experiencing the trial right along with us.


Thought for the Day:
Remember God’s past victories in your life and draw faith from His provision and faithfulness for this new trial.

Deepening Stages of Maturity

Our thoughts affect both our emotions and our physical health. We can make our self depressed and stressed by feeling guilty over the past or worry about the future. We give our self ulcers, headaches and numerous other physical maladies just by thinking negative thoughts. We are not alone in this habit. Many Bible characters entertained negative thoughts that affected their physical and spiritual welfare (Lamentations 3:1-11). Some, like Cain, never recovered.

Other Biblical characters like Solomon give us an example of what happens in a life when we focus on the positive aspects of God’s will for our life (Lamentations 3:21-23). As we remember that God’s mercies are new every morning, we live in hope and shrug off the shroud of despair that the devil often drapes over us when we least expect it. We also focus on God’s wonderful works on our behalf (Psalm 139:14). When we see our circumstances with the eyes of the Spirit, we realize that God is using them to shape us into the image of Christ (2 Corinthians 3:18).

Our knowledge of God is worth more than all the riches in the world (Philippians 3:7-8). God’s Spirit changes us until we reflect the glory of the Lord in deepening stages of maturity (2 Corinthians 3:18). We are dead, and our life is now hidden with Christ in God (Colossians 3:3). As children of God, we place our trust in the faithfulness of our Heavenly Father. We know without a doubt that He intervened in our life more times than we even realize and definitely more often than we can ever remember.

God molds us by the fruit of His Spirit. They are imbedded into our new character. When people see a mature Christian, they see Jesus instead of our old carnal, fleshly character. We follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience and meekness (1 Timothy 6:5-11). We learn to live in contentment with the blessings of God on our life. We do not even have to taste the second death, because our last breath on earth is followed immediately by our next breath in Heaven (Revelation 20:6).

Prayer:

Father God, help us to refrain from daydreaming or thinking of the worse case scenario and believing that we are lost because You abandoned us. That is such a lie from the pit of hell. We are risen with Christ. Remind us to seek the spiritual aspects of life, and to set our affections on heavenly rewards rather than on earthly gains (Colossians 3:1-2). We look forward to living in eternal glory forevermore, and to serving and reigning with You in glory.

Thought for the Day:

When Christ, who is our life, appears, then we too shall appear with him in glory. - Colossians 3:4