Aliens no more!!
Eph 2:19-22 “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord. In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
As Christians isn’t it great to know, that we are not a stranger to God, and that as citizens to the household of God, we have so many privileges. Yet how many of us ever know what we are entitled to, and how we must conduct our lives as citizens? Probably many Christians today, do not know the wonderful things that they have with Christ. They know where to find the things promised, but know so little about what is promised. They look at the bible as a yoke, something that binds us and ties us down, a bunch of rules and regulations, to take away all of their fun. That is not what the bible is about at all, it is about liberty, freedom, and life. The reason that we see the bible, as a yoke or the party pooper, is because we spend so little time in our bibles, seeing what true life really is.
Eph 2:20 “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.”
We must learn as Christians that our lives must be fitly joined together with the word of God, and resting in Christ alone as the author and finisher of our faith. What are our lives built on today, and are we growing in our faith, trust, and dependence on Christ? If we want to experience true life and peace we must get into God’s word, seeking and desiring it. Read what Solomon says, and begin to compare it with how your desire for God’s word is. See if you find life in here, or if you find a yoke a bondage, to which you should desire to be free from.
Pro 2:1-12 “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;”
Eph 2:22 “In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
Just as our lives need to be fitly joined together with the word of God, so must we seek the Holy Spirit, to make us a dwelling place for God. In our lives we must seek the Spirit for guidance and understanding of the ways of the Lord, that our lives will be sanctified.
Rom 8:12 “So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”
Our lives must be governed by the Holy Spirit, he is to be our guide and teacher, transforming us into a dwelling place for the Lord. We cannot let formality and vain traditions guide our lives in the paths we are to go. We must put to death the deeds of our bodies, and live wholly unto the Lord. Are we in complete and utter dependence on the Lord, to lead and guide us to a sanctified life, or is our self-religion telling us what and what not to do? Do our lives look like a dwelling place for God on the outside, while being a sanctuary for the flesh on the inside? Strive for universal holiness and obedience to the Spirit, ever listening to the guidance and teaching of the Spirit. That our lives should be pleasing to God, and the world should know that we are a dwelling place for God.
As Christians isn’t it great to know, that we are not a stranger to God, and that as citizens to the household of God, we have so many privileges. Yet how many of us ever know what we are entitled to, and how we must conduct our lives as citizens? Probably many Christians today, do not know the wonderful things that they have with Christ. They know where to find the things promised, but know so little about what is promised. They look at the bible as a yoke, something that binds us and ties us down, a bunch of rules and regulations, to take away all of their fun. That is not what the bible is about at all, it is about liberty, freedom, and life. The reason that we see the bible, as a yoke or the party pooper, is because we spend so little time in our bibles, seeing what true life really is.
Eph 2:20 “built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole structure, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord.”
We must learn as Christians that our lives must be fitly joined together with the word of God, and resting in Christ alone as the author and finisher of our faith. What are our lives built on today, and are we growing in our faith, trust, and dependence on Christ? If we want to experience true life and peace we must get into God’s word, seeking and desiring it. Read what Solomon says, and begin to compare it with how your desire for God’s word is. See if you find life in here, or if you find a yoke a bondage, to which you should desire to be free from.
Pro 2:1-12 “My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee; So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding; Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding; If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures; Then shalt thou understand the fear of the LORD, and find the knowledge of God. For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. Then shalt thou understand righteousness, and judgment, and equity; yea, every good path. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;”
Eph 2:22 “In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit.”
Just as our lives need to be fitly joined together with the word of God, so must we seek the Holy Spirit, to make us a dwelling place for God. In our lives we must seek the Spirit for guidance and understanding of the ways of the Lord, that our lives will be sanctified.
Rom 8:12 “So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.”
Our lives must be governed by the Holy Spirit, he is to be our guide and teacher, transforming us into a dwelling place for the Lord. We cannot let formality and vain traditions guide our lives in the paths we are to go. We must put to death the deeds of our bodies, and live wholly unto the Lord. Are we in complete and utter dependence on the Lord, to lead and guide us to a sanctified life, or is our self-religion telling us what and what not to do? Do our lives look like a dwelling place for God on the outside, while being a sanctuary for the flesh on the inside? Strive for universal holiness and obedience to the Spirit, ever listening to the guidance and teaching of the Spirit. That our lives should be pleasing to God, and the world should know that we are a dwelling place for God.
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