The Daily Guide
Awake to the Word
He awakens me morning by morning, He awakens my ear to hear as the learned.
Isaiah 50:4 - NKJV
It happens to us all - we get spiritually woke up hearing what God is saying to us but then later in the day we catch ourselves asleep again. Those who are spiritually awake are spiritually minded. It's only when you go spiritually to sleep that you get carnally minded. You find yourself doing things you'd have kept out of if you'd been awake. Romans 8:6.
How come we go back to sleep even though God woke us up? It's mostly because we forget who we are! You stay awake spiritually when you're recognising you are a child of God in Christ Jesus. Sadly, as the day wears on, we start allowing our thoughts and people to tell us our identity. We stop hearing the testimony of the Holy Spirit that we are children of God. God sees us as new creations in Christ Jesus. People, on the other hand, regard us according to our outward appearance. Are we seeing us as God sees us or are we believing the names people call us? We are who Jesus has made us to be! A lot of what it means to be spiritually minded is keeping this in mind. 1Thes.5:5-6.
Do you want to stay awake spiritually so you can stay spiritually minded? Then meditate on the Word, pray in the Spirit and bless God for His benefits all day long. You've got to put yourself in that position so you can be reminded continually of who you are in Christ! As you meditate on God's Word, it will declare to you who you are. As you pray in the Spirit, the Spirit will tell you who you are. As you bless God for His benefits to you, your own spirit will testify who you are. Ro.8:16, Ps.103.
Live after the sonship Christ gave to you!
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