“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” - Rev 3:20 (NIV).
One of the hall marks of a Christian life is how the Holy Spirit works in the life of a believer to change his old ways. There was one gentleman who used to boast of a vile tongue. At the very slight provocation and, sometimes even without, he would get going with four letter adjectives. How he would then enjoy the effect of his colorful language.
However, once he came to Christ in the course things changed. Through the work of the Holy Spirit and being discipled by other believers, his language changed. From being one whose vocabulary was always powered with put down belittling statements of others now his speech was interspersed with edifying and uplifting language. Hearing him now many could not believe it was the same person!
This is what it means to come to Christ and of course being Born Again. Born Again believers live changed lives that all those who see them recognize a difference. It’s not the same person they knew before full of spite and hate. Of course it all starts with every one of us allowing Christ to come into our lives and doing the change through the work of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray that I allow your son Jesus Christ to come into my life and change my sinful ways to holiness!
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23/04/2024 - 24/04/2024 All day“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:31)
There are many instances we find in the scriptures where God came and told a person, “I will come!” It was quite difficult to comprehend then and the waiting took a bit of time, but the Lord came through.
We find so in Gen 18:10, how the Lord spoke to Abraham, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son.” And surely at the right time the Lord came through.
The prophet Isaiah did long before the birth of Christ prophecy, “For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace” (9:6-7).
Well, it took a bit of time; but it surely came to pass. There is here a remarkable fact about knowing God which none of us should ever lose sight of. As He once spoke through the prophet Balam, “God is not human, that he should lie, not a human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?” ( Numbers 23:19).There is a world of difference between God and man! If He has promised; He will fulfill. The Lord’s “Yes” is truly “Yes;” and His “No,” quite frankly, “No! “ Listen to God. If He has said, “I will come”, just wait, for as with the prophets, the Lord is not in the business of falling back on His own word!
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, as you word says, you are not a human that you should lie, and for this, I hold on to your promises over my life, as I wait on you, this I pray in Jesus’ name!
