1 Corinthians 6:17-20
– or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you,
whom you have from God. You are not your own. For you were bought with a price.
So glorify God in your body.
Galatians 2:20 – I
have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who
lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the son
of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.
Philippians 1:27 – only
let your manner of life be worthy of the Gospel of Christ, so that whether I
come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in
one spirit with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the Gospel.
I
know why my whole life I’ve been living a life of self service. It’s because I
was too busy doing “me” to give God the opportunity to live through me. These 3
verses explain to me a lot and they help me to understand why my desire today
is so strong. Meditate on this “crucified with Christ” and “Christ who lives in
me” and “standing firm in one spirit”. I’ve never really had this in my life
before now! How’d I get here? Reading, praying, turning from sin, and
surrounding myself with people who are doing the same! One of the stories I
read often is in Acts 9. It’s a story about Saul and how God used him, like
many others in this world, to do great things for His sake, just like me, just
like you, and just like many others we may never hear of. Saul was not a friend
of God until God changed him. If God can change me and Saul and all the others,
He can change you too!
Prayer: Father
God, thank you for everything you have done for me. I hope and pray Father God
that you can change my life, like Saul’s, to one of service to you instead of
one of service to self. In Jesus name, Amen
Thoughts: I’m anxious
today to “take it to the next level”. I want to get out and conquer the world.
Somebody please remind me that I need to learn to slow down and let God do the
“managing”. Why is it so hard for me to just sit still and let God work? Boy,
am I impatient! It probably seems that way to my daughter and my girlfriend as
well. Bless their hearts. I guess I feel like I’ve wasted so much time already
and I don’t want to miss out on anything. You guys forgive me if I seem
impatient. I’m learning and some habits are hard to break.
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