"But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy
faith . . ." —Jude 20
“There was nothing of the nature of impulsive or thoughtless
action about our Lord, but only a calm strength that never got into a panic. […]
Impulsiveness is all right in a child, but is disastrous in a man or woman—an
impulsive adult is always a spoiled person. Impulsiveness needs to be trained
into intuition through discipline. Discipleship
is built entirely on the supernatural grace of God. […] But it does require the supernatural grace of
God to live twenty-four hours of every day as a saint, going through drudgery,
and living an ordinary, unnoticed, and ignored existence as a disciple of
Jesus. It is ingrained in us that we have to do exceptional things for God—but
we do not. We have to be exceptional in
the ordinary things of life, and holy on the ordinary streets, among ordinary
people—and this is not learned in five minutes.” CHAMBERS
Living in this world will provide ample opportunity to
abandon our new life of the old. To stop
trusting in God and trust in ourselves.
Particularly when things are not going like we think they should. How we respond to this life and what it brings
each day is a reflection of the spiritual discipline that we practice every
day. We are to be salt and light. Our saltiness, the intensity of the light, comes from an abiding relationship with God,
not a decision to do better, to try harder or be different on our part. I must remember that it is not me
but God in me that makes the difference. My part is to be obedient, to draw close the
God. Zechariah 4:6 “It is not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit
says the Lord God of Hosts.” The Spirit
changes us from the inside out. ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God
Bless You)
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