Friday May 27, 2011

Read 1 Peter 1:1-4. John 14

In one church I was pastoring the congregation was involved in reaching the new age movement by setting up a stand in the new age festival that came to town each year. As I was manning the table and speaking to people, one particular fellow asked about Christianity. After a meaningful discussion he told me that he would one day be god!  After assuring him that I would never bow down to him and pray I asked what he meant. He divulged the secret of his success. By attending many conferences (which cost a lot of $$$) and by doing certain rituals he was ‘assured’ that he was on the pathway to divinity! But it wasn’t just divinity, he believed he was going to be the god of the universe, or maybe his own little universe!!!

When the Bible talks about participating in the divine nature, it doesn’t mean that we become a god in some mystical sense. What it means is that we share in God’s presence. How does that happen? When a person comes to believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, he is filled with God’s Spirit. God comes to dwell (or more correctly, tabernacle) with that person. God makes His home in that person. When a person becomes God-filled or God soaked he is a part of the divine nature. God’s promises allow us to participate in the divine nature. God’s Word is the key to this participation.  As a believer you are God soaked. You are God infused. God is dwelling within you. You have the power of God within you. You have the royal King of Kings, the Lord of Lords within you.

Can I walk victoriously through this life? Yes you can? Can I make an impact for Christ in my world? Yes you can. Can I overcome the habitual sin in my life? Yes you can. Can I step out in faith and change the world? Yes you can.

Prayer:-

V Pray that we would see many children come to the faith through our Scripture or RI classes. Pray that we’d have enough volunteers to ensure that every child in state schools gets the maximum allocated time for RI per term.

V Pray that our chaplains would be equipped to steer and nurture the children in the schools to Christ Jesus. Even though there are many obstacles for them, pray that God would continue to open opportunities to speak of Christ, to make disciples and to refer new believers to the various churches.