Your Spiritual Responsibility

Every one has been give a garden, a sphere of influence that God holds us responsible to manage. In managing this garden, we need to know who we are, legal representatives of the Kingdom of God. From this viewpoint, we discover that God has created each one of us for a purpose and has divinely ordained a special work for us to complete. Here are three reasons why we should press on towards our divine purpose.

We were saved to work for the Kingdom of God. We need to know who we are in Christ to successfully rule God’s way. By the perfect work of Jesus Christ, we are saved by grace and placed in a position to accomplish good works for the Kingdom. God has given us legal authority and resources needed to rule. We are His workmanship, made suitable for the work assigned to us.

We were created for a purpose. God has made each one of us special. We are divinely created and uniquely made. We are created for a special work that will have an eternal effect in the kingdom. God is involved in crafting our lives into masterpieces of art as we serve Him. The ultimate purpose of one’s life is to accomplish the work of God.

We must take the responsibility for completing our assigned work. Every believer has a particular assignment that God wants him to accomplish during his earthly lifetime. Every decision made has a direct effect on the plans God has predestined for us. Our purpose is fulfilled when we make choices that align with the Kingdom agenda and take responsibility for our actions.

Every believer has been created to accomplish good works for the Kingdom. God has given us the legal rights and resources to complete pre-determined tasks. Everyday we are faced with decisions that fulfill God’s plan, our divine purpose. We each have to make decisions and take responsibility in completing our God-given works.

Today's reading: Ephesian 2:8-10

Trusting the Lord

"To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me." - Psalm 25:1-2

Our passage for today covers one of the basics of what it means to really live a life of faith in God: "O my God, in you I trust." How's the trust-in-God thing going with you? Because trusting God is really the centerpiece of the Christian life. If you're doing well at trusting God, you're doing great with your faith. If you're not doing well at trusting God, you're not doing so great with your faith.

Here's some good news. Each time we open our Bibles, we are opening a primer on trust. God has given us in His Word everything we need in order to trust Him. Trusting God is a decision. It's a choice that every person has to make. The decision to trust God or not is unavoidable. You will choose to trust or not to trust God - but you will choose.

Think for a moment of life as a car. In that car, either you're driving or God is driving. When you're holding the wheel, you're taking charge. When you're driving, you're not trusting. Here is the truth. God really is a better driver, so if you haven't pulled over to the side of the the road and switched places, perhaps today would be a great day to do so.

The good news about the Christian life is you get to ride. You are in the car - in the front seat. You get to talk to the Driver. He's interested in your input, but as the trip unfolds, God is the One who's making the calls. God determines where and how fast your life is going. He checks the map and provides the GPS. God is driving. That's the life of trust.

Have a geat day!