Daily Scripture Reading
Jeremiah 45
Colossians 3:1-17
Day 6 | Maintaining the Proper Relationship
John 3:25-36II Corinthians 5:1-10Maintaining the Proper Relationship "the friend of the bridegroom…" John 3:29Attitude, whether good or bad, is what we produce with the choice Good has given us charge of. The characteristics of goodness and innocence in our lives...
Day 5 | Holiness or Hardness Toward God?
John 3:25-36Holiness or Hardness Toward God? "He...wondered that there was no intercessor." Isaiah 59:16Only having an emotional interest in prayer is the reason many of us stop praying and become hard toward God. It sounds good to say that we pray. We read books...
“What You Will Get”
“I will give you your life as a reward wherever you go.” (Jeremiah 45:5 NLT)
This is the firm and immovable secret of the Lord to those who trust Him—“ I will give your life to you.”
WHAT MORE do we want than our lives? It is the essential thing.“My life…as a prize” means that wherever I may go, even if it is into hell on earth, I will come out with my life, and nothing can harm it. Most of us are caught up in exhibiting things for others to see, I’m not talking about property and possessions, but our blessings. All these so-
called spiritual achievements that we get satisfaction out of have to go. But there is one eternal treasure that can never go—the life that “is hidden with Christ in God” (Col. 3:3 NIV). Are we prepared to let God take us into total oneness with Himself, paying no more attention to what we call the great things of life? Are we prepared to surrender completely and let go? The true test of complete surrender is in refusing to say, “Well, what about this?” We must be on our guard of our own ideas and speculations. The moment we allow ourselves to think, “What about this?” we show that we have not surrendered and that we do not really trust God. However, the moment we do surrender, we will no longer think about what God is going to do. Surrender means to refuse ourselves the luxury of asking any questions. When we truly let go and surrender ourselves to Jesus, He immediately says to us, “I will give you your life as a reward.” The reason the greater majority of humanity is tired of life is that Jesus has not given them anything—they have not been given their life “as a reward.” The way to get out of this merry-go-round condition is to surrender ourselves to Jesus. And the moment that we truly surrender to Him, we will be the most surprised and overjoyed people on earth. Jesus will have us completely, without any limitations, and He will have given us our lives. If you are not there, it is either because of disobedience in your life or your refusal to be childlike enough.
Prayer
Jesus, thank you for giving us our lives through Your Spirit baptism. Help us to remain hidden and surrendered in You so that all that others see is You at work in and through our lives. Our pursuit every waking moment is to be one with You.