He became Sin

" He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." 2 Cor 5:21

Really read this verse. Today's comments will be short because I believe this verse is so powerful and thought provoking. God made Christ "to BE sin", not just to take our sins on Himself, but He became sin itself, the nature of sin, the heredity of sin, He took it all on and put it in Himself to bring mankind back to the beginning, before the fall of man, so that we might commune and walk with God individually without judgement. Then the verse goes on to say that CHrist did this that we might become the rigtheousness of God...not that we could be seen as righteous but that be would become righteousness itself. We are to be the embodiment and vessel of God's righteousness. How powerful and awe inspiring are these statements to you? Really take it in. How humbled I am this morning.
BLessings to you and yours.

Regneration

When it pleased God...to reveal His son to me." Gal 1: 15-16

Allowing the Lord Jesus to regenerate our nature as individuals and move into a place of complete surrender to His nature, His spirit, namely the Holy Spirit is a daily sacrifice and battle in a Christian life. The Redemption that Jesus Christ is able to give us is able to put into each of us His nature, replacing the sinful nature that was born into us from the first fall of mankind. We are to strive daily to come to the place where we are at the edge of our needs and limitations and then recognize God's effort to place into us the nature of Christ. It took one man to first sin and create the human condition. God allowed His own spirit to be made man in Jesus Christ to redeem us from it. The Holy Spirit is here to teach and guide. We must be still, listen, know and follow. Allow yourself to be broken and remade into something slightly more beautiful each time.
Blessings to you and yours.

We Can't Stay in the Moutain Top

"..Jesus took them high up on the mountain apart by themselves..." Mark 9:2

This study is one that allways makes me a bit nervous. Because I know that the calm and peace that is surrounding me now cannot last and a new trial will begin. Right now things in my life a very peaceful and relatively calm. I do not know if I am on the "mountain top" but I am certainly on my way up and most certainly am not in a spiritual valley. However we cannot stay in peace time forever. Right after Jesus took his disciples on the mountain, he took them back down and they lifted up the demon possessed people in the village of the valley. So is our spiritual life. The same God that watches in our trials is the exact same God that holds us in the storms and the same God that celebrates with us in our triumphs. The key is to let him celebrate with you, recognize His power and praise Him in each everyday triumph. He loves to be loved. and just like us its the "little" things that count. You may find that your BIG victories get bigger by loving Him, snuggling up and cuddling Him in the smallest of ways on a daily basis.
Blessings to you and yours.