Life is constant change. From the day we are born until the day we die we are surrounded by changes. Seasons changes. Circumstances change. People change. Our bodies change. Yet in all the changes of life, a man named Paul wrote about someone who never changes. He said: “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever.” (Hebrews 13:8)
Jesus confronted and was seen as a threat by the religious leaders, not the Roman rulers. He proclaimed and offered access to the living God, not access to political power. He spoke blessings over “the poor in spirit,” “they who mourn,” “the meek,” “they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,” “the merciful,” “the pure in heart,” “the peacemakers,” and “the persecuted.” His focus was on “the least of these,” not on the mighty and the powerful. He came to be the King of people’s hearts, not to infiltrate Roman rule with religious authority.
Jesus doesn’t want people to honor Him with their lips while their heart is far from Him. (Matthew 15:8) He want’s people to surrender their all to Him so He can transform their heart and life. Christ came so He can be your constant companion and continually live His life and demonstrate His reality in and through you. Allow Him to.
I believe that the Holy Spirit is speaking to Christ-followers day and night. When we don’t take the time and the focus to hear Him and let Him change us into His image, we are quenching the Spirit. I believe that the most common sin among Christians is quenching the Holy Spirit–ignoring God’s Spirit when He speaks to you.
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