The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, and majestic in his radiant splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him today and what came to my heart and mind in 2 Corinthians 3:3,
"You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts."
Something is going on here, right now, just as it was in Paul's day… something mystical, mysterious and supernatural - in stealth mode. Something not tangible, something we cannot put our hands on, but nevertheless forceful, objective, certain and real! Something that is manifesting itself in our lives…
Paul points to this something in his letter to the believers in Corinth: something that not only he can see in his readers but anyone who should take an interest to see. And if we chose to look today we see it in ourselves and others around us! The Spirit of the Living God has taken up his residence in all who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith and the result is changed lives - lives that are changed from within!
God foretold this would take place! He said, "The time is coming…when I will make a new covenant… I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people." Jeremiah 31:31-33.
We are not talking about the resolutions people make, goals they set, ambitions they chase in efforts to excel in their religion or their attempts to please God. We are talking about a dynamic manifested in our lives as believers that compels us to follow God's Holy Spirit. The sheer presence of the Spirit of God in our lives results in changed hearts. As Paul puts it, "those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." Romans 8:14.
In the wonderful wisdom of God and his gracious mercy for us, not only does he save us from his own wrath, he changes us from within.
It is something that is just going to happen!
Something is going on here, right now, just as it was in Paul's day… something mystical, mysterious and supernatural - in stealth mode. Something not tangible, something we cannot put our hands on, but nevertheless forceful, objective, certain and real! Something that is manifesting itself in our lives…
Paul points to this something in his letter to the believers in Corinth: something that not only he can see in his readers but anyone who should take an interest to see. And if we chose to look today we see it in ourselves and others around us! The Spirit of the Living God has taken up his residence in all who have embraced Jesus Christ in faith and the result is changed lives - lives that are changed from within!
God foretold this would take place! He said, "The time is coming…when I will make a new covenant… I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people." Jeremiah 31:31-33.
We are not talking about the resolutions people make, goals they set, ambitions they chase in efforts to excel in their religion or their attempts to please God. We are talking about a dynamic manifested in our lives as believers that compels us to follow God's Holy Spirit. The sheer presence of the Spirit of God in our lives results in changed hearts. As Paul puts it, "those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God." Romans 8:14.
In the wonderful wisdom of God and his gracious mercy for us, not only does he save us from his own wrath, he changes us from within.
It is something that is just going to happen!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!
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