Consider This Analogy:
After refueling the car, it’s time to leave the gas station and head to our next destination. Many people view God’s Spirit as a fuel that runs out, but it’s better to think of the Holy Spirit as a ‘car that never stops running.’ Once you understand that you belong to Him and can trust that His love never ends, everything changes. Wherever He goes, like a self-driving car on a mission, you, as the passenger, get to join Him in what He is doing. Being perfect doesn’t mean it is up to you to suggest that the car gets detailed. He is perfect, and you, in Him, are perfect.
Agent:“As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up to Him and knelt before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good except God alone.” — (Mark 10:17–18, emphasis mine NASB95)
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Goal:“So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.” — (Philippians 2:12–13, emphasis mine NASB95)
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Action:“Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Do not lean on your own thoughts. In all your doing, acknowledge Him as doing it, and He will direct your paths.” — (Proverbs 3:5–6, DLC)
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Conclusion
Knowing God has a purpose for living through you is your invitation to rest in His ability to complete what He has begun. It is in our active dependence that we overcome the spirit of independence. Remembering our total dependence on God to initiate and complete His good will to His desired end mirrors the heart of Christ animating us.
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Key Verse:“For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.” — (Philippians 1:6, NASB95)
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Questions:1. Is God complete?
2. Is God able? 3. Are you willing to rest in His abilities? |