Thursday, May 21, 2009

IT

Question to think about: What is it in your life?

It seems impossible.
It appears to be a mountain that can't be climbed.
It is an obstacle, a struggle, an unattainable need and desire.
It is thought-provoking, mind-boggling, life-changing.
It will not change without God.
It is what only God can do.
It is surrender.
It is when you realize that in weakness you are strong.
It is living beyond self.

The Apostle Paul said it this way:
It's in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything and everyone.

It's in Christ that you, once you heard the truth and believed it (this Message of your salvation), found yourselves home free—signed, sealed, and delivered by the Holy Spirit. This signet from God is the first installment on what's coming, a reminder that we'll get everything God has planned for us, a praising and glorious life.
(Ephesians 1:1-14, The Message)

It is what Christ came and did . . . to give life . . . with a divine purpose that is being worked out in the smallest to greatest circumstance.

It is to be experienced today.
It is the purpose God planned before the beginning of time.
It is life . . . signed, sealed, and delivered by the Spirit of Christ.
Live it today.
Life . . . in Christ.

Learning with you to live it in Christ,
Kerrie
(All devotions written by Kerrie Palmer ©2009 All Rights Reserved)