A thought on redeeming the time:
Holding Back? February
7th
The key to living like Christ is not found in striving,
but in letting go of our worldly dreams and goals and seeking the Lord above
all else. Sanctification is not drawing
from Jesus the power to be holy. It is
drawing from Jesus the holiness manifested in Him, that He then manifests in
us. We are abandoned to Him.
Our daily walk is not about going up the ladder of
leadership to greatness. It is about
descending the ladder of humility to servanthood. The Holy Spirit helps us to become nothing to ourselves – more of
Jesus, less of me.
He longs for us to give Him our all, including our
time. But He will only take what we
offer Him, what we do not hold back.
What are you holding back?
“I am crucified with
Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved
me, and gave Himself for me” (Galatians 2:20).
O Lord, as I walk through the obstacles in my life – the car
wrecks, the illnesses of children, the lost jobs, deaths, moves, new schools
and friends, unexpected surgeries, regrets, and lost opportunities, may I stay
focused on You. May others only see Jesus
in me! In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.