7-22-09
Donna Braman
Today Is The Day The Lord Has Made And I Shall Rejoice In It!
FUELING A PASSION FOR CHRIST
Read: 2 Peter 1:1-4
Studying God's Word is the essential first step to developing zeal for Christ. We must understand His ways and promises before we can fall deeply in love with Him. While the Bible creates the first spark of passion, we must continue to add fuel. Believers described as "on fire" for the Lord practice biblical principles.
Like any loving relationship, our intimacy with Jesus requires that we give Him our time. These quiet moments are meant for worship or meditation instead of working through a request list. Too often we Christians stretch out our hands, but not our hearts, we rather know Him as the One who answers prayer instead of loving Him for himself. To acheive a true friendship, we muct talk with Christ as our Friend and listen for Him to speak through the Holy Spirit.
Passinate believers also seek evidence of Christ's work in everyday circumstances. He assures us of direction and provision. If we are on the lookout, we will witness the promise in action. Sometimes events seem too random or tragic to yield good, but continued scriptural study, prayer, and patience often reveal God's greater purpose. We are wise to record the Lord's work as we see events unfold. When our faith falters, a written testimony outlining His daily divine management of earthly affairs encourages us to trust and obey.
SEED WORD:
Feuling a passion for Christ is not a one day affair, or just on Sunday. You must lay aside everything that competes with your devotion to Him. Jesus captured my heart the day he reached down to my dead spirit and sin filled life and saved me. When I began to plant the seed of his word in me, my spirit quickened, my mind renewed and as he began to prepare this vessel called my flesh I was completely regenerated by the blood of Christ. As his work at the cross became a part of who I am, I had been transformed to the image of my creator, my covenant with him became clear and as I began to live my inheritance and promises my love has deepened for Him. When Christ begins to manifest into a power that is beyond yourself and your faith becomes an action word you will begin to see the Kingdom, the power and the Glory at work in your life. Such love can only occur when you no longer see the old self and you're living the miracle of the depth, the height, the width and length of His Love. Coming into His presence everyday in the stillness of the 3rd watch of the night when He is in you and you are in Him produces joy unimaginable and empowers you to call things that are not as though they are and you reap a 100 fold manifestation into your life circumstances. There is nothing of this earthly nature that can produce such passion.
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