Set free…
Long before you and I were born, God was already at work
bringing about a plan to reunite us with him. It is tempting to rely on this
eternal work and word; believing that all we must do now is to wait until we
take our last earthly breath. Nothing could be further from the truth. To “work
out (my) own salvation” (Philippians 2:12) means that I am a steward of that
which God has claimed from and claimed me for. Just as Christ expressed his
life in his body; we are called to express our faith in our daily, bodily life.
There is no secret to following God: daily we discipline our bodies and place them under the control of God. We are accountable for how we will use our bodies:
our abilities, thoughts and desires. There is a temptation to say, “Well, that
is just the way I am, it is my nature.” Jesus joined our nature so it would die
on the Cross freeing us from our natural inclinations for selfishness and set
free his Spirit in us to serve God and our neighbor. – Ron Friesen
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