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Colossians chapter 1 verses 26-28.
God has kept this secret for centuries and generations past, but now at last it has pleased Him to tell it to those who love Him and live for Him and the riches and glory of His plan are for you Gentiles too. And this is the secret: That Christ in your hearts is your only hope of glory. So everywhere we go we talk about Christ to all who will listen, warning them and teaching them as well as we know how. We want to be able to present each one to God, perfect because of what Christ has done for each of them.
Jesus is God's Son; who was sent here by God to tell the world of His grace for those who come to Him through Jesus.
You can believe in God and choose to let Him guide you and to be your place of refuge from life's troubles or you can choose not to and continue on your way trusting only in yourself and whatever may come. I'm not sure how that has worked out for you so far but God gives us a reassurance of peace with Him. And He has done this by freely giving His wonderful mercies and the grace of salvation through Jesus.
There are three parts to being a believer. Life without God, life with God through His Son Jesus and eternal life in heaven. You believe that life without God means struggling with all the troubles that we face daily. You believe that Jesus is God's Son and that He has been sent to bring us into the family of God, where we are protected and loved by God, filled with His love, wisdom and understanding. And then there is the bonus gift of eternal life given to you because of your belonging to the family of God where you have been walking with Jesus, filled with the Holy Spirit.
Jesus is amazing and once you get to know Him you will find out how He is the key to all your joy. Life with God is one hundred percent different than life without Him. Living without God is the way most people live. They do not put much thought into whether there is a god or not. They wake up and go about their day dealing with each situation as it arises. They may have some addictions and worry much about pretty well everything. It may be the hardships of life that will make them curious as to why things happen as they do. They may curse God and have resentment towards Him for the circumstances of their lives. Maybe in their old age they will find God in their lonely empty times of solitude.
Then there is life with God. And that is only possible through Jesus Christ, God's Son, our Lord and Savior. When the time comes for you to be brought into the family of God, you will, with no doubt, know that it is because of Jesus. You may not even know who Jesus is, you may have an idea of who God is and that maybe by asking Him, for His help, you will be lifted up and away from your tormenting struggles. There are so many reasons as to why people finally give in to God and ask for His help and forgiveness, but the fact remains that they do ask and that they will have a story to tell.
It is that warm new sense of joy. It is the clarity of something you have never experienced before. It is trying to put into words what you are feeling. It is the impossible, most unfathomable, most unimaginable direction that you never saw coming. It is Jesus, taking your hand and lifting you out of the world and into the family of God. The feelings you are experiencing are the Holy Spirit, who is God's love and happiness welcoming you.
No mater what your age, no mater the circumstances on which you call out to God, the experience is the same and it is tailored to just what you need. It is the beginning of your journey, where you want everyone to know what has happened to you and that they too can have the same experiences. There will be those who do not understand and they will shun you for what you are saying. You will ask God to soften their hearts and help them to accept you and your new found love. You were once there yourself, but now your path is brightly lit and you know the direction you want to walk and that is with Jesus.
It is mind boggling to think that there is a choice in which you can live your life, yet there is no question about it that you had not seen God before and now because of Jesus, you are living in His world, the one that was created for you to enjoy. The difference from life without God and life with Him is just that. Instead of having no one to trust and enjoy life with, you are living in the family of God and walking through life with Jesus, filled with God's Holy Spirit. You have confidence in what you believe because you know Jesus, has made the difference to you.
Your day starts out with thanking God for Jesus and the life in which you now live. You go through your day thanking Jesus for everything, as your heart is filled with songs of praise. And then at the end of your day you thank God for being with you, in all your circumstances and misgivings. We still make mistakes and we still have unwanted thoughts, but the difference is Jesus. He has given us a gift, the gift of peace and forgiveness.
So the moment we are tempted, the moment we become angry, the moment wrong words are spoken, we are aware and know that our place is in the loving protection of Jesus and God's family. What an amazing difference from before, where you were the only one who could deal with your issues. Now you walk with Jesus and trust in God to give you the right words and the right thoughts that lead you to give Him all your praise and thanksgiving.
Jesus grew up in a family and dealt with the same issues of everyday living that everyone else has. He saw the love and hate interactions of people. He knew what being ridiculed and doubted meant. He knew what it meant to shed a tear for heartaches. He knew compassion for the suffering and what it means to live in the presence of God.
Even though Jesus was a human, born into a family and living a life filled with everyday issues, He was Holy. He is God, who in His wonderful mercies and grace came to earth with Jesus. God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one in the same and it is through each of them that we are privileged with the honor of knowing God.
God is not just there when you want Him, He wants you to see Him as the heavenly Father of Jesus. It was God who created you and He welcomes you home when you finally give up ignoring Him and call out to Him for His forgiveness. Who is Jesus? He is the one who died so that your sins could be forever forgiven. He is God's Son who walks with you in everyday life. He is your love for God, He is your happiness and your sadness. He fills you with the Holy Spirit and keeps you aware of righteous living.
He is your thanksgiving for God's love being in your life. God's plan of Jesus is for everyone to know who He is and and to find their way to loving Him as Jesus does. For it is only through Jesus that we can have a life with God. A life where God is first in all we do. He is our guidance in our times of need. He is all wisdom, knowledge and understanding. He is our place of refuge. God is the common sense we need to make right decisions and our place of gratitude. He is where we start our day, where we walk through our day and where we are thankful for the day He gave us and the day to come. And all because Jesus has made that possible through God's gracious plan.
Thank You Father for Jesus. Thank You for showing us the way home to You. 😊
Colossians chapter 2 verses 6 and 7.
Just as you trusted Christ to save you, trust Him, too, for each days problems; live in vital union with Him. Let your roots grow deep into Him and draw up nourishment from Him. See that you go on growing in the Lord, and become strong and vigorous in the truth you were taught. Let your lives overflow with joy and thanksgiving for all He has done.
Ephesians chapter 3 verses 16 and 17.
That out of God's glorious unlimited resources He will give you the mighty inner strengthening of His Holy Spirit. And I pray that Christ will be more and more at home in your hearts, living within you as you trust in Him. May your roots go down deep into the soil of God's marvelous love.
Luke chapter 10 verses 40 and 41.
But Martha was the jittery type, and was worrying over the big dinner she was preparing. She came to Jesus and said, "Sir does it not seem unfair to You that my sister just sits here while I do all the work? Tell her to come and help me." But the Lord said to her, "Martha, dear friend, you are so upset over all these details! There is really only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it---and I will not take it away from her!"
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