God’s Cause and Effect

Today’s blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

And I will put my Spirit within you so that you will obey my laws and do whatever I command. (Ezekiel 36:27)

The definition of Cause and Effect is “noting a relationship between actions or events where one is the result of the other.”

The above verse is a good example of a cause and effect scenario.  The cause (or event) is God putting His spirit within us.  The effect (or result) is freedom from sin and a fully surrendered heart.

As Christians, we often lose sight of the incredible, universe-creating power that lies within us.  We struggle continually to live a holy life, only to overlook the fact that everything we need to walk in victory over sin lies within us.

The spirit of God doesn’t need our help.  We focus so much on our shortcomings when all we have to do is continually acknowledge His presence within us.  When we get out of the way, we release God to do His purification work in us.

What a privilege to have God’s spirit within us.  There is no greater treasure.  We often dream about God moving now in the same way he did in the Old Testament, but I bet the saints of old would have gladly traded those miracles for the miracle of an indwelling God.  Even the angels in heaven don’t have what we have!

The next time you struggle with sin or struggle to surrender an area of your life to God, remember that God already broke the power of sin and death and He calls your heart His home.  He gave us the precious gift of His spirit so that His cause and effect could be lived out in us.