Our Christian Life is a Supplied Life!

[Vine Abider]

Saw this in The Supplied Life devotional last week, but just got around to posting.  Oh, may we live in the reality of this!  He supplies our every need - we just need to give ourselves and all our situations to Him, to allow His fresh supplies of grace to meet our every need!

Why is this so true and available to us?   "The Lord is with your spirit - grace is with you!" 2 Tim 4:22

Fresh Supplies

"And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account . . . Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." Hebrews 4:13, 16

When you see your shortness and realize you do not have a fervent love for the Lord--your heart is not inclined toward Him and His Word that much - God's desire at that point is to supply Himself to you. He wants to be your love for Him and that necessary desire for His Word. So never be troubled, never be fearful. Every new juncture in our Christian life, no matter what it is, is simply another occasion for fresh supplies from the throne of grace. For example, you may be reacting toward someone. What you need supplied to you is Christ to be lived out toward them. Or you may be anxious about your financial situation. So, what you need supplied to you is a life of trusting the Lord, taking one day at a time, and seeking first the kingdom of God. That very life is equally supplied. Or you may be exposed to a sinful and worldly environment, and you need the power to resist temptation. The life that overcomes sin and the world will also be supplied to you.

We must continually realize that we are vessels receiving the bountiful supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ. Our whole understanding of the Christian life must be renewed in this way. The Christian life is a supplied life. Thus, spending time with the Lord is prime time in our daily life to get connected with the supply.

HALLELUJAH!!!

[Vine Abider]

I had some fellowship last night with a brother, about this matter of Christ in us being our supply for everything.  Christ in us is like God's blank check to us!

The thing that really caught my attention in the above devotional was this: "When you see your shortness and realize you do not have a fervent love for the Lord--your heart is not inclined toward Him and His Word that much - God's desire at that point is to supply Himself to you. He wants to be your love for Him and that necessary desire for His Word. So never be troubled, never be fearful."

I do, way too often, allow the enemy to condemn me for not loving God much.  Does anybody else get this accusation (I suspect I'm not the only one . . . )?  Look, let's be honest, without Him enlivening us, we have no love for God in us - PERIOD!  He knows we come up short in every aspect!  God's answer to this; is #1 He terminates our old man (we are crucified with Christ); and then #2 He joins the Spirit of Christ with our spirit - that is beyond words!

So now my relationship with God is just Christ alone and Christ lives in me.  My job now?  Just this: "Fan into flames the gift of God which is in [me]." 2 Tim 1:6

QUESTION: How do we fan into flames this invaluable gift within us?

 

[missmuffet]

Philippians 4:19

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

[Vine Abider]

Had some conversation at this morning's fellowship breakfast about this . . .

We can choose to be supplied by one of two realms:

1) Christ in us                            2) Everything else

#1 is according to spirit                   #2 is according to flesh

#1 is according to faith                    #2 is according to sight

#1 is life                                            #2 produces death

#1 is freedom                                    #2 is bondage

#1 is unlimited                                  #2 quickly runs out

#1 is grace                                         #2 is law (or rebellion against)

#1 has profit                                       #2 is profitless