There are wetlands behind our home. The space is reserved for wildlife to live in their natural habitat and to provide a stopover for feeding and breeding. It works . . . the space is active . . . filled with creatures . . . big and small!
The land is anything but boring, constantly changing, filled with life. Too often humanity settles for a life that is boring, becoming more about survival than purpose.
Jesus entered into a discussion with a woman who lived to survive. Can you imagine how her thinking turned upside down as she realized that she had encountered Christ . . . God with us?
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."
The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us."
Jesus said to her, "I am he,the one who is speaking to you." (John 4:24-26, NRS)
A true encounter with Christ always changes us. There is nothing that can be the same when we invite Christ to completely invade our thought process . . . our attitudes . . . our feelings . . . our response to people and circumstances. We are created for more than survival.
Life is discussed in Ecclesiastes:
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He also has
planted eternity in men's hearts and minds[a divinely implanted sense of a purpose working through the ages which nothing under the sun but God alone can satisfy], yet so that men cannot find out what God has done from the beginning to the end. (Ecclesiastes 3:11,Amplified Bible)
We are created to experience life in and through the presence of God.
Life changes when we ask God to invade our mind and heart . . . a reserved space that only Christ can fill. The presence of Christ ignites true life, turning us away from living in survival mode to a purposeful and passionate engaged lifestyle.
Reserve the day for Christ.
Renew your mind and heart by asking Christ to invade every thought, attitude, emotion, word, and action.
Experience living with purpose and passion today.
Learning with you to reserve today for Christ,
Shalom,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2008 All Rights Reserved)
