OCTOBER 16
THINGS THAT ARE ETERNAL
2 Corinthians 4:18
while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (WEB)
The everyday calling of a Christian is to live a supernatural life. We are called to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, who is the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), and to focus on the things that are eternal rather than the things that are temporary.
This kind of Spirit-led life (Romans 8:14) isn't just for the most spiritual leaders, but for everyone born from above. Galatians 5:17 shows us that the Spirit of God's desires are always at odds with our flesh. So, if you're experiencing a battle within yourself today, don't be surprised because your natural mind can never truly align with the mind of Christ. While we are still in this world, we do not belong to this world.
My prayer today is that our God and Father would open the eyes of our hearts more and more so that we can truly see who we are in Christ. We are not orphans left alone to handle our circumstances by ourselves. We are sons and daughters of Almighty God who are accepted, loved, protected, and provided for!
May faith rise in our hearts to see through the eyes of our Elder Brother Jesus, who lives within us. May we encounter divine appointments wherever we go and fulfill our destiny as members of the royal family of the living God.
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints, 16 don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might 20 which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. 22 He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (WEB)
while we don’t look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal. (WEB)
The everyday calling of a Christian is to live a supernatural life. We are called to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, who is the author and perfecter of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), and to focus on the things that are eternal rather than the things that are temporary.
This kind of Spirit-led life (Romans 8:14) isn't just for the most spiritual leaders, but for everyone born from above. Galatians 5:17 shows us that the Spirit of God's desires are always at odds with our flesh. So, if you're experiencing a battle within yourself today, don't be surprised because your natural mind can never truly align with the mind of Christ. While we are still in this world, we do not belong to this world.
My prayer today is that our God and Father would open the eyes of our hearts more and more so that we can truly see who we are in Christ. We are not orphans left alone to handle our circumstances by ourselves. We are sons and daughters of Almighty God who are accepted, loved, protected, and provided for!
May faith rise in our hearts to see through the eyes of our Elder Brother Jesus, who lives within us. May we encounter divine appointments wherever we go and fulfill our destiny as members of the royal family of the living God.
Ephesians 1:15-23
15 For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you, and the love which you have toward all the saints, 16 don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers, 17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; 18 having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, 19 and what is the exceeding greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to that working of the strength of his might 20 which he worked in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places, 21 far above all rule, and authority, and power, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come. 22 He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. (WEB)