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Corinthians 12:14-18 “For in fact the
body is not one member but many. If the foot should say, “Because I am not a
hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? And if the
ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it
therefore not of the body? If the whole body were an eye, where would
be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the
smelling? But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body
just as He pleased.”
This week Michael writes: Living the Christian life is
dependent on the basics. A disciple is a disciplined follower of the Master.
The discipline is in the details. It is deliberate, intentional and
purposeful. In the game of life, the odds are that the team that makes the
fewest mistakes will win. Each team member must master the
fundamentals. The winning team depends on each individual to do his own
job because they are truly interdependent.
The Lord's army is a team. Each individual with their unique gifts must be disciplined to become like Christ. The soldier's commitment is to do exactly what his commanding officer says to do. Jesus said, "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, that you love one another." When we identify with Jesus Christ, our purpose is to align our hearts with His heart ... to delight ourselves in the Lord to will and to do of His good pleasure. When we're living by faith, the God-rejecting world system will say that we're impractical and illogical. The secular humanistic world's way is diametrically opposed to the Word's way.
Psalm 1:1-3 “Blessed is the man
who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of
sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But
his delight is in the law of the Lord, and
in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree
planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in
its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; And
whatever he does shall prosper.”
A
winning team needs a plan. However, the best plan is His plan and not our
own plan. To conform to the will of the Lord, we must surrender our pride
in order to follow our commander in chief. Psalm 31:15-17 says, “My
times are in Your hand; Deliver me from the hand of my enemies, and
from those who persecute me. Make Your face shine upon Your servant; Save me
for Your mercies’ sake. Do not let me be ashamed, O Lord, for I have
called upon You; Let the wicked be ashamed; Let them be silent in the grave.”
Our job is not to question the destination but
rather to walk with Him one step at a time. The first and great commandment is
to have no other gods between my face and God's face. God is looking for
faithfulness and commitment from those who profess to follow Christ. We've
been called to sacrifice, surrender, bow down and submit our hearts under the
mighty hand of our Heavenly Father, Lord God. Jesus Christ himself is our
commander in Chief.
Let’s continue
Michael’s message on being a disciplined follower of Jesus Christ on the next
post.
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