In the past I have had two contributors to this blog - David Trotta and, more recently, Denise Friedman. I have asked them both to contribute two blogs each this week in order to hear what God is speaking to them from today's message. I know you will be blessed. Today's blog is contributed by Denise Friedman.
"Be aware of your surroundings..."
Typically these words of advice are passed along from a
parent to a child to help ensure the child stays safe. As Christians, how often are we aware of our
surroundings? I am not referring to our
physical surroundings; we typically have an idea of the safety of areas we
travel, and hopefully avoid areas which might cause us harm.
Let’s consider our surroundings as it relates to us
personally, relationally with God and consider ourselves internally. Who or what resides within you? If you are a
Christian, you have this assurance, found in Revelation 3:20:
Here I
am! I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they
with me.
Yes, we can rest in the knowledge that if we have been born
again, Christ resides within us! What
exactly does that mean for us? Paul
answers this question in Ephesians 3:16-18:
I
pray that out of his glorious riches he
may strengthen you with power through
his Spirit in your inner being, so
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and
established in love, may
have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to
grasp how wide and long and high and deep is
the love of Christ,
When you receive Christ into your life, you are established
in Christ’s love. Do not let the enemy
try to deceive you. Jesus loves
you! My prayer for you is that God
reveals to you just how “wide and long and high and deep is the love of
Christ.”
Be aware of your surroundings today – be cognizant of the
fact that Jesus Christ lives in all
who are born again. How will this change your actions today.
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