Saturday, May 9, 2015

Whose Heart Shines Through You?

17 But if, in our endeavor to be justified in Christ, we too were found to be sinners, is Christ then a servant of sin? Certainly not! 18 For if I rebuild what I tore down, I prove myself to be a transgressor. 19 For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. 20 I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. ~ Galatians 2:17-20 (ESV)
In our life in Christ, we all have a tendency to rebuild what Christ tears down. We hand things over to Him knowing that He will take our yoke and then turn right around and pick it up again. We forget that when we give ourselves totally to Christ, He gives Himself totally to us. This does not mean that we will have easy lives, living in luxury it does not mean that all our problems will go away. It means that Christ is there to walk with us, to carry us when needed through the trial and tribulations of life. When we give ourselves to Jesus He transforms our heart, He takes away our greed and replaces it with purity, and He replaces our aggrieved hearts with His peace. In Christ, our minds are no longer limited with temporal thoughts; our meditations focused on the timelessness of God and life with Him.
15 The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. 16 “For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?” But we have the mind of Christ. ~ 1 Corinthians 2:15-16 (ESV)
We have the mind of Christ! We have a piece of God residing within us in the form of the Holy Spirit! The creator of all that we know and the things we do not see residing within us! Ponder this for a moment… God chose to give us a portion of Himself that we might live in His Light. Jesus died, buried, rose from the grave, ascended into Heaven and sent His Spirit to change our hearts and minds. So why is it that it seems that we are worlds apart from the eternal thinking of Christ? Why do we not love and He loves? Why do we continue to live as if this world is all there is? Why are we not living for Christ and the Kingdom of God?
12 Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, 13 not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. 14 But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. 15 Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. 16 But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:12-16 (ESV)
Are we being transformed by the full glory of Christ into His image? Are we turning to Christ in all we do? Do we seek His wisdom, love, and guidance in every aspect of our lives? Are we like a hockey puck on the ice, bouncing from one circumstance to the next with no real plan or are we purposely and actively seeking Christ? We must remove the veil from our hearts, allow the Holy Spirit that is God, sent by God to lead us, transform us, and empower us to live as He lived and to love as He loves! Amen. <><

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