Luke 9:23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”

 

Living a life surrendered to Christ is a DAILY commitment. It’s not something we do once and then expect everything to be perfect for the rest of our earthly lives.

 

Yesterday we discussed presenting ourselves as instruments of righteousness to God. present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. (Romans 6:13) This is to be done EVERY SINGLE DAY that we live. It is a life long, day in and day out, commitment.

 

Living for God is done day-to-day, one day at a time. Jesus told the Disciples, If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. He is telling us this same thing today. If we want to be a true Disciple of Christ, we must commit to be that today, tomorrow, and every day we live; one day at a time.

 

We all struggle with many things in our lives. Sometimes the Lord delivers us from one sin or situation immediately, while other things may take a while. However, little by little He will continually “clean us up” as we commit to be an instrument of righteousness to Him.

 

As we BELIEVE God to perform a cleansing work in our lives, because of what Jesus did on the Cross, we will see changes for the good. We may still be struggling with something, but let us not dwell on what we still struggle with; let us look back at what the Lord has already done! He has made great changes in our lives and delivered us from many things that once held us captive. He is not finished with us! There is still work to be done, and He is still at work in the life of every believer, molding and shaping us into a person He can use in a greater way for His Kingdom.

 

Living a life for Christ is all about our faith in what Jesus did on the Cross. Our faith must rest in His Finished Work. That is God’s Plan for the spiritual well-being of all people. He set that Plan in place before the foundation of the world. There is no other plan of God. There never has been, and there never will be.

 

A disciple is a follower and a student. There is always more to learn and somewhere else to go. God wants to take you somewhere today and teach you something new. Be willing to follow and learn. When we make following Him and learning from Him our purpose in life every day, He will use us as an instrument of righteousness to Himself.

 

God wants to…...…turn the tide ..……….in your life.

 

Following and learning more every day.      Doreen

 

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