Listen
What is God saying to you through the Scriptures today?
Reflect
A wise saint once said that some people live for God, some people live with God, and some people live in God. Now, don’t get me wrong, living for him and living with him are great, but what God really desires is that we live in Him…minute by minute, day by day. That’s what Jesus meant when he said, “Abide in me, and I will abide in you.” That’s the kind of relationship he’s looking for. In fact, it is the only relationship that will bring about the fruit we were created to bear – the fruit of deep intimacy. The fruit of abiding in his love. How amazing is that? The God of all creation wants to live his life in us and wants us to live our lives in him. He wants our lives to be the fruit of an ongoing, abiding, intimate relationship. In fact, it is how his joy dwells within us and our joy is made complete.
What would it look like for you to abide in Christ? To live your life in him, rather than just for him or with him?
Pray
Believers refer to this abiding as practicing the presence of Christ. It involves living in constant awareness of, and connection with, the life of his Spirit within us. Pray today that God would continually make you aware of and attentive to the life of his Spirit within you.
Do
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