When we take that first step
towards Jesus, He makes His home in our heart—He lives within us. As we
continue to walk with Jesus, we move further from the ways of the world where
our success or failure was dependent on what we did. Yet, we remain tethered to
the world, and as we advance, those cords are stretched and tighten to draw us
back. The deciding moment is when we can no longer move forward. The cord
stopped us with a choice—turn back to the world to relive the tension of leaving
or to cut the cord. To gain life, we must sever the umbilical cord. Yet, God
gives us a choice.
When Jesus dwells in us, He is our
Savior from all aspects of the world including death—spiritual death. When we
receive Jesus in our heart, we become a member of God's Army—we have switched
sides. We are not without ability when we turn our back on the world. God gives
us the power of His spiritual armor, and our weapon is a sword—the Sword of the
Spirit—the Word of God, sharper than a double-edged sword, cutting between soul
and spirit, exposing the thoughts and will of the heart.
You have a choice—sever the cord
with the Sword of the Spirit or remain tethered to the world. Which will it be?
—An epic transition to be spiritually alive or as an unbeliever, spiritually
dead?
"So now, may the God of peace make you His own
completely and set you apart from the rest. May your spirit, soul, and body be
preserved, kept intact and wholly free from any sort of blame at the coming of
our Lord Jesus the Anointed. For the God who calls you is faithful, and He can
be trusted to do it." ~1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 The Voice
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