The Opportunity & The Simplicity Of The Child Of God

Most of our trouble is self inflicted. We try to make plans and accomplish them in the flesh. This should not be the life style of the Child of God. Children are simple people. They go through life not with plans of their own, but the plans of their father. When they have concerns, they ask questions to Dad. If they are running a little short, they ask Dad for provisions. If they are worried, they ask their father for protection and comfort. But you say "How do I ask my father for this or that?" Through prayer. The Bible tells us that Christ is formed in the soul of the believer. We can cast all of our cares on Him, because He cares for us. We need not be troubled or afraid. Ask and it will be given. Seek and you will find. Our Father has cattle on a thousand hills. He can handle the trouble that comes our way.

Daily Prayer: Father show me the way that I should go. Let me not go off and make plans of my own. Instead, show me and I will follow. This is my prayer. This is enough for me. Amen.

What It Means To Become Identified With Christ

When we say we are identified with Jesus, it means that we have come into union with Him and with the Father. Jesus prayed in His High Priest Prayer that we become one with the Father just as He is one with the Father. This communion between ourselves and the godhead allows us the privilege of prayer, knowing that whatever we ask in Jesus' name it is done. The thing to remember is that we cannot ask what Jesus would not ask if indeed we are in union with Him.
Jesus said that His pupose is to carry out the will of the Father and now so our ambition should be the same.

Daily Prayer: Father, it is time for us to remove ourself from our fleshly desires and to seek that Your Kingdom come and Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. When we seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, then all these other benefits will be added also. Amen.

In Order To Understand God, We Must Share In His Nature

It has been said that people must act according to their nature. There was once a young man who could not understand how a fire-plug could possibly put out large fires. His grandfather explained to him that underneath the plug is plumbing that runs deep into the ground and carries out to the large dam of water. This is how it could put out fires. The young man then reasoned that if he desired to understand God, his undergrould plumbing should be hooked up with God's. So it is, if God's Sprit connects with our Spirit, then we can understand what is happening all around us because we are hooked up internally with it's cause who is God and His Son Jesus Christ.

Daily Prayer: Father, let us learn from the young man not to depend on human reasoning for our understanding because we have access to the Cause. Let our spirit connect with Your Spirit, so that we may love You and know You. In Jesus name I pray Amen.

In Our Weakness, We Are Christ's Friends

The Bible teaches us that God's strength is perfected in our weakness. To the one who feels self sufficient, God cannot use that person, because they have their own purposes. To the one who feels useful to God, He cannot use because we don't know His compelling purposes. To the one who says "I am slow of speach" God instructs to lead His people out of Egypt. Our value to God is not measured on natural ability, but in the relationship to Him where we can be His friends.

Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, lead us the way in which we should go. Let us be the clay and You the potter. Use us in ways that are useful to you, not in ways that we petititon for. Let us be faithful friends. In Your Name I pray Amen.

The Compelling Purpose of God

Many of us in our spiritual journey miss the mark concerning God's purposes. We do what is right in our own eyes when God's purposes are in front of our eyes. The reason that we sway from God's truth is because we may not desire it. We desire to serve God in our own way which often times has hidden in it some credit for ourserves. When Jesus served His earthly ministry,
He set His face like flint for Joursalem which is the culmination of His fulfilling His Father's will.
He was not excited about going to the cross, but He felt that His Father's will and not His own be done. In the same way, if God has in mind some cross to bear, even if we don't desire it, we should do as the Father desires for His purposes and glory.

Daily Prayer: Father, we often times want to team up with you to accomplish Your purposes forgetting you need no team mates. Instead, let us be useful to you by obeying you and being trustworthy to do as You command instead of what we desire. Amen.

Our Misunderstanding of Spiritual Strength

To the saint their hope is that Father God will protect them from adversity and bring them joy and peace. Jesus said "In this world there will be tribulation." So what does this mean? God's promise is not to deliver us from adversity, but to deliver us out of advarsity. The Holy Spirit indwells the believer so that when trouble comes they may over come the enemy. It is important to be an overcomer because with every triumph over your circumstances comes spiritual strength. This is why the demon's named Legion say " I know Jesus and I know Paul, but who are you?" In effect they say that Jesus and Paul have spiritual strength, but until you over come the enemy by depending on the Holy Spirit, you will be a target of adversity. Never try to overcome the enemy in the flesh. Instead, depend on the Holy Spirit who is greater than he who is in the world.

Daily Prayer: Lord Jesus, help us to know the Holy Spirit and not hamper His work. Instead, help us yield to Him so that when trouble comes, we can be delivered out of it. In Your Name we pray Amen.

Waiting On The Lord

It is difficult for the average American to wait. We desire to be proactive. We say "I'll make something out of nothing." "Where there is a will, there is a way." "I'm a self-made man." You see what I mean? Whenever you start a personal command with "I" you can be sure God will not help you in your effort. The problem is we haven't learned how to wait. Our failure to wait creates a stumbling block for God. He cannot do His work while you're in the way. No matter how well intentioned you are, you are still in the way. The way we can best promote the will of God is to learn to wait for Him because all things come together for good for those who love the Lord and are called according to His purposes.

Daily Prayer: Father, the reason we have difficulty waiting is our failure to trust You. Forgive us Father. Let us learn to depend on You for all of life's concerns, because apart from You, we can do nothing. Amen.