If this sounds like you want to get started, why not now? Pray to the Holy Spirit that you want to learn to walk in His ways step by step and say that you will follow Jesus. He is never out of reach and if you stumble, or if you fall He will pull you through.
Think of God's wondrous deeds; He stilled the storm with a whisper and when you cry out in despair, He will bring you out of your distress. God is neither an impersonal nor a static thing. He is a dynamic pulsating activity--the great fountain of energy and beauty spurting up in the very center of reality. The Lord longs to be gracious to you; to show you compassion, for He is a God of justice.
Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things. For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. Take off the old self and put on the new which will be renewed in knowledge. As God's chosen one, clothe yourself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Forgive others as the Lord forgave you. And above all these virtues, put on the love which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord. It is the Christ Jesus you are serving, anyone who does wrong will be repaid for that wrong, and there is no favoritism.
Tell Jesus that you will follow Him and learn to walk in His ways. You will discover the will of God in your life. Come to Him and He will embrace you: just as you are. And follow Him all the days of your life. Now you know:
"This is the Way; Walk in It".
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It was a good devotional, but I cannot fully agree with the definition of sin as you defined it. The Biblical definition of sin is -
ReplyDelete1Jn 3:4 Everyone doing sin also does lawlessness, and sin is lawlessness.
Although I agree with your definition of sin in principle, it leaves to much open. The fact is many men claim Jesus is leading them in many different ways, simply relying on the Spirit without the Word to define the Will of God in our lives can lead us to ruin. Because most cant truly identify the voice of the Spirit in there lives. We have to live by the Word, through the Spirit. The Word must come first other wise how can we identify the Spirit?
my definition of sin was taken from your blog, what is sin. i agree with your comments on the Holy Spirit.
DeleteSo true Bill, we need to be led by the Holy Spirit and not the lust of the flesh in our lives. This is pleasing to God and is a walk of faith. You and Justin both have good points. Jesus said, "If you love Me will obey My words / Word." There needs to be a balance of both the Word of God and the Holy Spirit at work in our lives. The Word of God is our measuring stick and helps us discern if the voice is of God or not. The Word and the Spirit work together. We pray to God, in the name of Jesus, and the Holy Spirit does the work. He is the Spirit of the Lord Who ministers to us.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Sharon.
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