Are you Just Existing or Truly Living?
Anyone can exist.
Plants exist.
All Creatures exist.
Many people exist.
To Just Exist,
One just has to eat, sleep,
work, rest & enjoy life.
But to Truly Live,
A Human Being made in God's image, needs the empowerment and enablement of the Holy Spirit.
Life without God's Holy Spirit.
If one does not have the Holy Spirit of God dwelling in him, then he goes about life, just existing. There will not be much of a difference between him and the plants and creatures, except that man has a soul. They all live and die without knowing Who God truly is.
The man who does not have God's Spirit dwelling in him, will not know where he will go after his death. He will have many differing theories about life after death, but not a definite one. All that matters to him will be, this one life and after physical death, either extinction or re-birth, which is not true. So he will work and earn, just to eat, sleep and enjoy life. He may be moved by his conscience and may do good works but it will be of his own wisdom and strength. Not the wisdom and strength which comes from God.
He who does not have God's Spirit dwelling in him, will end up like King Solomon, the once wisest king in the entire world, who eventually rejected God's authority and wisdom, relied on worldly wisdom, let his heart go astray and began to worship idols. He rejected God and His authority and at his end and his kingdom's end everything was desolate.
The one who claims to be a Christian but in reality rejects Jesus by his way of thinking and living, does not really have the Spirit of God in him. God knows his thoughts and motives. How will He send His Spirit to live in a man who has not accepted Jesus as his Lord in truth, but just for an outward show? This man does not repent for his sins although God prompts him through his conscience. He will be like Judas, one of the apostles who was with Jesus, heard His sermons, saw the miracles Jesus did and was at the last supper with Him. He rejected Jesus for money. He sold Jesus. He later despaired when he realised what he did. But he did not repent and ask God for forgiveness. His end was devastating.
Life with God's Holy Spirit.
When one is filled by the Holy Spirit of God, he will first of all be a humble repentant. He will abide in Jesus, obey God's commandments and will be submissive to the Spirit of God and do what God prompts him to do. He will do good works for God's glory and not his own fame. Though he fails and does mistakes at times, he will submit to the conviction of God's Spirit, will repent and walk in sweet fellowship with Jesus again. He will live in intimacy with the Holy Spirit, with Jesus our Saviour and with Father God. He will truly live, because he has been born again.
Ask! Think! Ponder! Pray!
So my dear brethren in Christ Jesus, are you born again? My dear family and friends do you know Jesus? Are you just existing or truly living? If you are not truly born again, or if you do not know Jesus, I humbly suggest that you go on your knees before God and repent of all your sins and ask Jesus to be the Lord of your life. Father God will send His Spirit to live in you. Make a commitment to live your life in cooperation with God's Holy Spirit.
God speaks in...
Ezekiel 36:27
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
Paul says in...
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Jesus says in...
John 11:25-26 ESV
Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, [26] and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?"
Let us truly live and glorify God and shine the light of Christ Jesus for all to see Him and run to Him.
Let us pray,
Father God, help me abide in Jesus steadfastly always. Never let me reject Jesus and go my own way, chasing after worldly things. Give me a humble and undivided heart which repents, obeys Your Word and cooperates with Your Spirit. Help me keep Your temple which is my body, holy at all times. Keep me under the shelter of Your wings and within Your hedge of protection, covered by the precious blood of Jesus. Help me truly live to glorify You. I pray in Jesus' precious name. Amen.
Praying for you always 🙏
Mary Augustine ✍
12th September 2022
