“We have to realize that we cannot earn or win anything from
God through our own efforts. We must either receive it as a gift or do without
it. The greatest spiritual blessing we
receive is when we come to the knowledge that we are destitute. Until we
get there, our Lord is powerless. He can do nothing for us as long as we think
we are sufficient in and of ourselves. We must enter into His kingdom through
the door of destitution. As long as we are “rich,” particularly in the area of
pride or independence, God can do nothing for us. It is only when we get hungry spiritually that we receive the Holy
Spirit. […] He takes that which was “beyond” us and places it “within” us.
And immediately, once “the beyond” has come “within,” it rises up to “the
above,” and we are lifted into the kingdom where Jesus lives and reigns (see
John 3:5).” CHAMBERS
Jesus answered, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless
one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.(John 3:5)
Spiritual hunger … it comes when we seek Jesus … but so
often we never get hungry for the spirit because we have filled up on Junk
Food. We are born with a hunger for the
things of this world. When you are born
again, that hunger is replaced by a hunger and thirst for the Word of God, one
of the more notable proofs of our new birth.
But like the vegetarian diet we once followed, there comes a point where
a craving for those things that we excluded from our diet, creep back in. Be alert Christian, like that extra piece of
pumpkin pie with whipped crème brings on the extra pounds, losing your appetite
for spiritual things will happen without you being aware. ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
No comments:
Post a Comment