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Food For Thought
". . . that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body" (2 Corinthians 4:10).
We
have to develop godly habits to express what God's grace has
done in us.
It
is not just a question of being saved from hell, but of
being saved so
that
"the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body." And
it is
adversity
that makes us exhibit His life in our mortal flesh. Is my
life
exhibiting
the essence of the sweetness of the Son of God, or just the
basic
irritation
of "myself" that I would have apart from Him? The only thing
that
will
enable me to enjoy adversity is the acute sense of eagerness
of
allowing
the life of the Son of God to evidence itself in me. No
matter how
difficult
something may be, I must say, "Lord, I am delighted to obey
You in
this."
Instantly, the Son of God will move to the forefront of my
life, and
will
manifest in my body that which glorifies Him.
You
must not debate. The moment you obey the light of God, His
Son shines
through
you in that very adversity; but if you debate with God, you
grieve
His
Spirit (see
Ephesians 4:30).
You must keep yourself in the proper
condition
to allow the life of the Son of God to be manifested in you,
and
you
cannot keep yourself fit if you give way to self-pity. Our
circumstances
are
the means God uses to exhibit just how wonderfully perfect
and
extraordinarily
pure His Son is. Discovering a new way of manifesting
the
Son
of God should make our heart beat with renewed excitement.
It is one
thing
to choose adversity, and quite another to enter into
adversity through
the
orchestrating of our circumstances by God's sovereignty. And
if God puts
you
into adversity, He is adequately sufficient to "supply all
your need"
(Philippians
4:19).
Keep
your soul properly conditioned to manifest the life of the
Son of God.
Never
live on your memories of past experiences, but let the Word
of God
always
be living and active in you.
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