Weekly Devotion -
August 1, 2010
Once I Was Blind...
Now I See!
For the Christian, there is nothing more
pres
sing than seeing reality God's way.
Seeing life God's way is not an option
that we consider for our own benefit;
but to the glory of God, even if we
don't understand immediately.
A growing believer understands the
importance of a biblical perception of
God's will. They find themselves
disciplined enough to strip themselves
of all that their imagination avails
them. We yield
to the essential discipline of the
Christian life of saying YES to the
influence of the Holy Spirit. The
alternative is very unfortunate.
It
is not unusual for Christians to
habitate in darkness
(a
self-willed motive)... Yet,
a Believer yielded to the Holy Spirit
cares only to glorify God. Seeing
reality God's way takes a tremendous
amount of discipline. It is the sense of
worth that we gain from doing so that
compels us to a habit of obedience
irregardless of what we see or don't see
with our naked eye. We perceive that
there is one reality that changes not: The Word of God.
Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger
Last
Week's Devotion...
Yielded
To The Holy Spirit
The
ultimate evidence that one is yielded to
th
e
Holy Spirit is a persistent exercise of
being
honest and pure in motive and method
(1
Peter 1:22).
No Christian can be pure and honest by
simply submitting to regulations.
It requires transformation
(Romans
12: 1,2). God does not change
our human nature at salvation... He
changed our heredity... thus, making
the work of
sanctification by the Holy Spirit a
reality.
Our
advantage as Christians in this world
that is deliberately hostile to Christ
is not in doing a great work for God...
it is God working in us
(Ephesians
3:20). When we are yielded to
the Holy Ghost, honesty and
purity
will triumph over the inclination for
self-vindication and preservation and
demonstrate the very
life and likeness
of Jesus Christ.
Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger
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