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Desiring The Will Of God Inspires Self-Control

6/17/2013

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Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul… Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground. – Psalm 143:8-10

How often does the night bring a shudder to the soul as the coldness of a desperate time leads us to long for the light. In the night we cry with David, “Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you.” Morning will come and our trust will be rewarded.

We live in unsettled times and we need to have a refuge, a place where we can relax and just rest in the one in whom we have placed our trust for the future. I can remember a time when my wife and I were in such trial that when we went to bed at night sleep would be far from us. We would hold hands and let the tears drop upon our pillows as we cried out, “How long O God will we have to wait for this night to be over” Then the morning would come.

As we walk with the Lord our faith grows and we are able to trust him to be the God he has promised to be. That is why David could look for the unfailing love of God to be showered upon him. He realized the value of having God’s favor so he desired to do what pleased the Lord so that God could release favor upon him.

It is the desire to know the Lord and to dwell in the safety of his presence which prompts us to walk in obedience to him. We want to do the will of God because we know his desire is to release blessing upon us and all those who do his will. That is why we exert the discipline of self-control.

When we seek him, as David sought the Lord, he will lead us on level ground; but in order to walk on level ground we must follow where he leads.  The disciplined effort of self-control is rewarded by walking on the level ground of God’s favor.

Prayer: Lord, teach me to trust you when the night is dark, my hope is low and the thing I fear looms before me. In Jesus name, amen.

Principle: It is the desire to know the Lord and to dwell in the safety of his presence which prompts us to walk in obedience to him. We want to do the will of God because we know his desire is to release blessing upon us

Affirmation: I desire to know the and dwell in the safety of his presence therefore I walk in obedience to him. I want to do the will of God because I know his desire is to release blessing upon me.

Reflection: In these unsettled times we need a refuge, a place where we can relax and feel safe from attack from the enemy of our soul. Reflect on how you can have that place in Him.

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Resigned To The Will Of God

6/15/2013

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Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship and said; “Naked I came from my mother’s womb and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised. – Job 1:20-21

I don’t know if I could do it. In one day Job, who was a wealthy man in his community, lost everything. Enemy bands stole his livestock and killed his servants; fire destroyed what the enemy left; a wind came and destroyed a building where his sons and daughters were feasting killing them all. In one afternoon Job received all of this news.

In the middle of all this bad news Job fell on the ground and worshipped. This faithful man realized what many of us seem to forget. He knew that life and happiness was about more than possessions. He knew that whatever acclaim and wealth he had on earth would be short lived so he was resigned to the will of God. His attitude was that he came into this world with nothing and he would leave this world the same way.

The Lord has given each of us many blessings to enjoy on this earth, but he has not given them to us as an eternal inheritance. We must not forget that the Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, but in every circumstance we must be prepared to declare with Job, “The name of the Lord be praised.”

It takes self-control to hold the things of this world loosely. More than once I have received a blessing from the Lord and embraced it as a permanent fixture in my life, only to have it taken away. You may remember a job that you felt that way about, or maybe it was a home you loved, or a relationship. Regardless of what you had to give up, if you were to continue your walk of faith, you had to be resigned to the will of God.

I have lost much in this life and you may have lost more, but if we are to have a healthy faith we are going to have to let it go and agree with Job.

Prayer: Lord, I need your help to exercise self-control in the way I feel about my possessions. Help me to see it is all yours anyway. In Jesus name, amen.

Resigned To The Will Of God

Principle: The Lord has given each of us many blessings to enjoy on this earth, but he has not given them to us as an eternal inheritance. We must not forget that the Lord gives, and the Lord takes away.

Affirmation: I will not become attached to my possessions because I know they are only temporal. I agree with Job that the Lord gives, and the Lord takes away, but I will bless his name.

Reflection: All that we have in this world is just temporal and has no eternal value, but why do we tend to live as if all that matters is what we have here and now? Think about it.


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Self-Control Keeps The Old Nature Buried

6/12/2013

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If we have been united with him like this in his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin – Because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.  – Romans 6:6

The only way to be freed from the slavery of sin is to die. Our only redemption is through death. Sin will quit reigning in our body when we die, but if it is still our master when we die physically then our death is eternal; but when we die to sin then our physical death is but a gateway to eternal life.

In this chapter of Romans Paul draws an analogy between the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ and our death to sin, the burial of our dead nature of sin, and our resurrection to a new life. The release of the new life in us depends upon our ability to keep our old nature buried.

When I was just a child I remember watching a film made by a missionary of a Voodoo ceremony in Haiti. The film captured people worshipping the demon gods of Voodoo at a graveside. All at once the body buried in the grave rose up and began to dance.  That scene scared me badly. I still shudder when I think of it.

Our old nature is very similar to that Voodoo Zombie. It is dead and buried, but when we mess around with evil that old nature begins to come alive again. The power of sin is resurrected when we begin to listen to the voice of our own sin desire that draws us away from the life of God.

How do we keep our old nature buried? By continuing to surrender control of our life to the Holy Spirit. We may call it self-control but in reality it is surrendering to Holy Spirit control.  Keep the old nature buried; stay away from the graveyard of the past daily surrender your life to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit working in you.

Prayer: Lord, I need your grace to help me keep the old nature buried. I surrender to the control of your Spirit. In Jesus name, amen.

Principle: The power of sin is resurrected when we begin to listen to the voice of our own sin desire that draws us away from the life of God. We keep our old nature buried by continuing to surrender control of our life to the Holy Spirit.

Affirmation: When I listen to the voice of the flesh my sin nature is awakened; when I listen to Holy Spirit, my Christ nature is strengthened. I choose to listen to Holy Spirit.

Reflection: When we come to Christ He deals with our sin nature. However, it is our responsibility to keep our sin nature hidden in Christ. Think about how you can do that.

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