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Steps to Jesus
Jesus as Lord, live in union with him.”
Colossians 2:6
. “My righteous
people... will believe and live.”
Hebrews 10:38
. You gave yourself
to God to belong fully to Him, to serve and obey Him. You took
Christ as your Saviour. You could not by yourself take away your
sins or change your heart. But having given yourself to God, you
believed that, for Christ’s sake, He did all this for you.
You became Christ’s by
faith
, and you are to grow up in Him
by faith. Faith calls for giving and taking.
Give
all to Him—your
heart, your mind, your work. Give yourself to Him to obey all that
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He asks you to do. And you must
take
all. Take Christ, the blessed
One, to live in your heart. Take Him to be your Strength, your
Righteousness, and your Helper forever. He will give you power to
obey.
Give yourself fully to God every morning. Make this your very
first work. Let this be your prayer: “Take me, O Lord, as wholly
Yours. I lay all my plans at Your feet. Use me today in Your service.
Live with me, and let all my work be done to honor You.”
Every morning give yourself to God for that day. Put all your
plans before Him, then carry out these plans or give them up as He
guides. In this way you may give your life day by day into the hands
of God. Your life will be made more and more like the life of Christ.
A life in Christ is a restful life. There may be no feeling of great
excitement, but there should be a steady, peaceful trust. Your hope
is not in yourself. It is in Christ. Your weakness is joined to His
strength. Your lack of understanding is united with His learning.
So you are not to look to yourself or think about your own feelings.
Look to Christ. Think of His love and of the beauty of His perfect
character.
Think of Christ and how He humbled Himself and lived for
others. Think of His purity, of His holiness, and of His wonderful
love. When you love Him, depend on Him, and copy His ways, you
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will be changed to be like Him.
Jesus says, “Remain united to me.”
John 15:4
. These words give
the feeling of rest, trust, and leaning on Him. Again He invites us,
“Come to me, ... and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28
. David had
the same thought: “Be patient and wait for the Lord to act.”
Psalm
37:7
. And Isaiah gives us God’s invitation, “Come back and quietly
trust in me. Then you will be strong and secure.”
Isaiah 30:15
.