Awaken to God’s Love
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Awaken to God’s love with a commitment to action
Arise From The Dead
Today I will arise from the dead, that is, jolt myself out of the deadness of being apart from Christ and take the initiative to connect with Christ and receive His vitality to face life’s challenges.
Carry this thought with you thoughout your day
What Do You Have That Christ Can Use?
This is an important question, one that can be easily overlooked. It is important because it may lead to the surrender of what we worship—hold onto—and offering it for His purpose. This, in turn, blesses us and opens us to the truly abundant life. Consider Luke 5:1-3.
We know the ending to this story—the miraculous catch of an abundance of fish— but do we appreciate the beginning.
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding round him and listening to the word of God. He saw at the water’s edge two boats, left there by the fishermen, who were washing their nets. He got into one of the boats, the one belonging to Simon, and asked him to put out a little from the shore. Then he sat down and taught the people from the boat.
Jesus needed a boat so that he could teach the crowd following him, hungry for his words. He selected Simon Peter’s boat and Peter obeyed Jesus’ request, offering his boat for Jesus’ work. When the teaching was done, Jesus performed the miracle of the catch of fish.
It was a simple boat but it was also Peter’s livelihood. When it was used for Christ’s service, amazing things happened and Peter’s life would never be the same.
Whatever we surrender—career, possessions, life itself—can lead to miraculous results and a changed life. What do we have and do we choose to surrender it?
