| Daily
Thought – November 4, 2004 |
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| LIVING THE SOLUTION WITH DAILY INSPIRATION |
What a God
we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this
Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised
from the dead, we've been given a brand-new life and
have everything to live for, including a future in
heaven—and the future starts now! God is keeping
careful watch over us and the future. The Day is coming
when you'll have it all—life healed and whole.
I know how great this makes you feel, even though you
have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the
meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it
proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering
comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all
up, it's your faith, not your gold that God will have
on display as evidence of his victory. (1 Peter 1:3-7 — The
Message)
Does your life feel brand new? God
has given us a new life, a life different from the kind
of life the world has to offer, a life filled with love,
intimacy, adventure, and anticipation. We have this
brand new life and the hope of life with God not just
for the future in heaven but for right now, right here
today, it started the day you accepted Christ’s
sacrifice for you on the cross! Your future started
at that moment and it starts each new day. The Lord’s
mercy and compassion are new every morning. Whatever
mistakes you may have made yesterday don’t matter;
if you have asked for forgiveness, you start fresh.
This should be a source of great joy for us knowing
we have a life filled with perfect love offered to us.
That should be a source of strength, even as we face
our day with all of its aggravations and happenings
and an enemy who is opposing us at every turn, trying
to take our focus off of God.
God’s greatest concern is our hearts and our love
for and trust of Him. He allows things in our lives
to grow our love and trust for Him, to put our trust
and faith on display for all to see. When all is said
and done, when we come through with our faith intact
because we kept our hearts connected with God’s,
we will be a shining example to the world of God’s
glory, love, compassion, and steadfastness.
Live it with Passion
Pete Reinbold
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