I am thankful for God’s love and strength today. Each morning when I get up, hear the birds singing and see the dawn I am grateful. Yesterday another one of God’s creatures reminded me of the Father’s faithfulness. He was just swimming in the harbor. He wasn’t distressed or anxious over the events of the day. He just swam by to say hello. All of creation has its own way of seeing God provide.
In my reading I was confronted with the strength we have been given to live the Christian life. We can’t do it on our own, but we are able to live this life victoriously through Christ because He has promised to be our provider of all that we need to be victorious.
“He gives us everything we need for life and for holy living. He gives it through His great power. As we come to know Him better, we learn that He called us to share His own shining-greatness and perfect life. 4 Through His shining-greatness and perfect life, He has given us promises. These promises are of great worth and no amount of money can buy them. Through these promises you can have God’s own life in you now that you have gotten away from the sinful things of the world which came from wrong desires of the flesh.” II Peter 1:3-4 NLV
“Now you are wearing a new life, a life that is new every day. You are growing in your understanding of the one who made you. You are becoming more and more like him. 11 In this new life it doesn’t matter if you are a Greek or a Jew, circumcised or not. It doesn’t matter if you speak a different language or even if you are a Scythian. It doesn’t matter if you are a slave or free. Christ is all that matters, and he is in all of you.
12 God has chosen you and made you his holy people. He loves you. So your new life should be like this: Show mercy to others. Be kind, humble, gentle, and patient. 13 Don’t be angry with each other, but forgive each other. If you feel someone has wronged you, forgive them. Forgive others because the Lord forgave you. 14 Together with these things, the most important part of your new life is to love each other. Love is what holds everything together in perfect unity.” Colossians 3:8-14 ERV
Hold your temper, be humble, show mercy and forgive quickly. Not easy things to do but since Christ lives in us we can draw on His strength and find it more than enough for each day.
He has given us this new life and has equipped us with all we need.