Jesus, I Need You Part 3Chikamu

QUIET MOMENT

When we walk forward in obedience and turn from our wicked ways, we demonstrate our love for Him. Love and obedience go hand in hand.

GOING DEEPER

Read Ezekiel 11:19 and Ezekiel 36:26-27. John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance, an outward symbolic cleansing. Jesus, however, would cleanse us internally, spiritually, and miraculously by the washing of the Holy Spirit. We receive His Spirit at that moment of saving faith. The Spirit reigns more and more as we surrender to Him in humble submission. It is an internal, eternal immersion! It is a soul submergence! Our persons are penetrated so fully with the presence of God that we are never the same again. We are new creatures. Our character has been forever changed, and it is no longer us; it is Christ.

But we must walk in that character. Read Colossians 3:6-8 and Colossians 3:12-14. Which way are you going to live? Are you going to live in your old earthly ways or are you going to walk forward in Christ?

REFLECTION AND PRAYER

Sit at His feet, hear His voice, know His heart, and then, by the power of the Holy Spirit, walk forward in righteousness. May your walk be one that will draw others to follow Christ. Go to the Lord in prayer and ask Him to answer this prayer in your life. 

TAKING THE TRUTH TO HEART AND BRINGING IT TO LIFE

Choose one truth from today and apply it to your heart. Take it with you throughout the day.