"God loves you dearly, and he has called you to be his very own people." Romans 1:7
I wonder if our inability to fully know and become like Christ is due to our lack of knowledge in who He is?
This inability to really know Him is not because He failed to show us, it's rather quite the opposite. It's our lack of spending time getting to know Him, don't you think?
The Holy Spirit, our Counselor, has been given to us by Christ. He is the key to knowing Christ and living like Christ. Without Him we have no hope.
As the Lord reveals these things to me, my eyes are exposed to knew things about Him, His Word, and the way I am living and searching for Him.
And the truth is, if I really desire to know Him and become more like Him, then there needs to be some changes made within me; changes that only Christ in me can do.
And I desperately want those changes to be made, because...God loves me dearly and He has called me to be His very own.
And well, I want to reciprocate that love in return the best that this mortal body can.
So where does one begin in doing so? I believe by getting in the Word (With no distractions) everyday, accepting that I am sinner saved by grace, confessing my sinfulness, repenting, and allowing God's love to consume me and set me free from any lawful living I might be doing, along with focusing on the joys of heaven rather than the problems here on earth.
It might be easy to type and read even hard to do, but brethren with Christ we can do it because all things are possible with Christ.
Jesus You have shown me where to begin in knowing You more and becoming more like You and less like "ME". So as I begin I pray for the strength to persevere, the faith to not doubt or question, the endurance to keep on going, the obedience to be faithful, the vision that sees only You, and the mindset that focuses on Your ability and power. Amen
