Setting our Wills, Thoughts,
Purposes, and Actions to Christ's
The Lord spoke to me through this verse today:
Hebrews 7:25 “Therefore He is able also to save
to the uttermost (completely, perfectly, finally, and for all time and
eternity) those who draw near to Him, who come to God through Him, since He is
always living to make petition to God and intercede with Him and intervene for
them.”
Completely - Perfectly - Finally - For all time - and Eternity......
- God has a detailed plan
for our lives to unfold!
God's Winds of Change brings the necessary changes to our
lives, in every area, so that we can walk in the fullness of God's plans.
But we must embrace the Winds of Change!
1 John 2:1 MY LITTLE children, I write you these
things so that you may not violate God's law and sin. But if anyone should sin,
we have an Advocate (One Who will intercede for us) with the Father--[it is]
Jesus Christ [the all] righteous [upright, just, Who conforms to the Father's
will in every purpose, thought, and action].
1 John 1:9 If we [freely] admit that we have sinned
and confess our sins, He is faithful and just (true to His own nature and
promises) and will forgive our sins [dismiss our lawlessness] and
[continuously] cleanse us from all unrighteousness [everything not in
conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action].
2 Timothy 3:16 Every Scripture is God-breathed (given
by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction, for reproof and conviction
of sin, for correction of error and discipline in obedience, [and] for training
in righteousness (in holy living, in conformity to God's will in thought,
purpose, and action),
Hebrews 12:11 For the time being no discipline brings
joy, but seems grievous and painful; but afterwards it yields a peaceable fruit
of righteousness to those who have been trained by it [a harvest of fruit which
consists in righteousness--in conformity to God's will in purpose, thought, and
action, resulting in right living and right standing with God].
Romans 6:18 And having been set free from sin, you
have become the servants of righteousness (of conformity to the divine will in
thought, purpose, and action).
Romans 8:27And He Who searches the hearts of men knows
what is in the mind of the [Holy] Spirit [what His intent is], because the
Spirit intercedes and pleads [before God] in behalf of the saints according to
and in harmony with God's will.
The Lord prays for us according to the Father's will,
and the Holy Spirit empowers us to change and live it out, as we learn to be conformed to Him.
We must embrace the changes, trust God while we are
going through them, and believe that He will bring all things into harmony with
His will while we are in transition.
He knows just what He is doing!
We must be set towards the goal of the
high calling!
Galatians 5:5 For we, [not relying on the Law but]
through the [Holy] Spirit's [help], by faith anticipate and wait for the
blessing and good for which our righteousness and right standing with God [our
conformity to His will in purpose, thought, and action, causes us] to hope.
Galatians 3:6 Thus Abraham believed in and adhered to
and trusted in and relied on God, and it was reckoned and placed to his account
and credited as righteousness (as conformity to the divine will in purpose,
thought, and action).
Titus 3:7 [And He did it in order] that we might be
justified by His grace (by His favor, wholly undeserved), [that we might be
acknowledged and counted as conformed to the divine will in purpose, thought,
and action], and that we might become heirs of eternal life according to [our]
hope.
1 John 2:9 If you know (perceive and are sure) that He
[Christ] is [absolutely] righteous [conforming to the Father's will in purpose,
thought, and action], you may also know (be sure) that everyone who does
righteously [and is therefore in like manner conformed to the divine will] is
born (begotten) of Him [ God].
1 John 3:7 Boys (lads), let no one deceive and lead
you astray. He who practices righteousness [who is upright, conforming to the
divine will in purpose, thought, and action, living a consistently
conscientious life] is righteous, even as He is righteous.
-Being in conformity to God's will in purpose, thought, and
action, resulting in right living and right standing with God] means:
1. We must set our wills to do His Will
2. We must determine to not do our own plans and
purposes, but to live each day for His Purposes alone
3. We must set our thoughts to think His Thoughts and
do them
4. We must move only when we are moved by the Holy
Spirit so that our actions will be His Actions
Examples in the Word of lives controlled by the Holy
Spirit:
Luke 1:15 For he (John) will be great and
distinguished in the sight of the Lord. And he must drink no wine nor strong
drink, and he will be filled with and controlled
by the Holy Spirit even in and
from his mother's womb.
41 And it occurred that when Elizabeth
heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit.
67 Now Zachariah his father was filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit and prophesied, saying,
Luke 4:1 THEN JESUS, full of and controlled
by the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led in [by] the
[Holy] Spirit.
Acts 4:8 Then Peter, [because he was] filled with [and
controlled by] the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the
people and members of the council (the Sanhedrin),
Acts 6:5 And the suggestion pleased the whole
assembly, and they selected Stephen, a man full of faith (a strong and welcome belief
that Jesus is the Messiah) and full of and controlled by the Holy Spirit,
Acts 7:55 But he, full of the Holy Spirit and
controlled by Him, gazed into heaven and saw the glory (the splendor and
majesty) of God, and Jesus standing at God's right hand;
Acts 11:24 For he (Barnabus) was a good man [ good in
himself and also at once for the good and the advantage of other people], full
of and controlled by the Holy Spirit and full of faith (of his belief that
Jesus is the Messiah, through Whom we obtain eternal salvation). And a large
company was added to the Lord.
Acts 13:9 But Saul, who is also called Paul, filled
with and controlled by the Holy Spirit, looked steadily at...
Romans 8:4 So that the righteous and just requirement
of the Law might be fully met in us who live and move not in the ways of the
flesh but in the ways of the Spirit [our lives governed not by the standards
and according to the dictates of the flesh, but controlled by the Holy Spirit].
5 For those who are according to the flesh and are controlled by its
unholy desires set their minds on and pursue those things which gratify the
flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit and are controlled by the
desires of the Spirit set their minds on and seek those things which gratify
the [Holy] Spirit.
Galatians 6:1 BRETHREN, IF any person is overtaken in
misconduct or sin of any sort, you who are spiritual [who are responsive to and controlled by the Spirit]
should set him right and restore and reinstate him, without any sense of superiority
and with all gentleness, keeping an attentive eye on yourself, lest you should
be tempted also.
Galatians 5:25 If we live by the [Holy] Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. [If by the Holy Spirit we have our life in God, let us
go forward walking in line, our conduct controlled
by the Spirit.]
"Completely - Perfectly - Finally - For all time - and Eternity......"
- God has a detailed plan
for our lives to unfold, but we must fully rise up and be bold!
Philippians 3:14 I press toward the mark for the prize
of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Susan O'Marra
4-26-12
