Rely on the risen Jesus without reservation. Keep your heart full of hope (Romans 8:14) while cultivating and maintaining a deep awareness of your great need for His sacrifice on the Cross and His supernatural presence and healing power day by day.
If you forget that you still desperately need the forgiveness, power, and healing that come from Christ’s blood and His presence in you, you will drift away from daily reliance and dependence on Him. (Mark 2:17) Seeking God’s kingdom and righteousness won’t be your moment-by-moment first priority. (Matthew 6:33) You will become lukewarm. (Revelation 3:16)
Jesus put it this way. “Apart from Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5) Until you acknowledge that truth deep in your soul, you will rely on self-effort and human pride. Until you will, like Paul, sincerely say, “O wretched man that I am;” (Romans 7:24-25) rather than relying on the presence of “Christ in you, the hope of glory,” you will depend on self-reliance, other people, and various things. All of that will eventually let you down.
When I stay aware of the wretchedness within my heart, that awareness keeps me seeking the presence and power of Jesus day and night. I cry out, “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner.” And with hope, I rely on Him.
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