Nov 03 2009
The River of Life inside Us
Do you know that the glory of God is waiting to be released from inside us? I can’t help but marvel at the thought–God actually wants His glory to be released to flow from our bellies, the deepest part of us, so that we move as if on assignment from heaven.
Do you live that way? Me either, but I want to. I want the “self” part of me that is selfish and controlling to die so that the love of Jesus can be manifest from the deep well of my heart.
How does that happen? It comes when we realize that the things our flesh wants are what will send us to hell if we get them. In reality, the devil wants to give us exactly what we want just to help us on our way to hell. Nothing, in fact, could make him happier. In contrast, God knows that once we give up the things we “think” we want, He actually gives us what we really need–things that help us flourish and grow. reflecting the life and light of Jesus Christ.
It’s up to us, however, to seek God and to meditate on His Word, to understand the distinctions between the two, for even as believers, our logic, without the Word and God’s Spirit, will make us yearn after those old things that will, in the end, lead to our destruction.
So what does it look like when the glory flows out like a river from deep inside us? It looks like love, unadulterated, pure, selfless love that seeks not its own, but rather seeks God and the good of others.
What’s not to like? I want it!
Because of His great love,
Nancy
