Abiding in Christ Part Two

Ephesians 2:10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.

Today many are bogged down in the mire of another man’s work or good idea. We need the ability to walk according to what God has given us to do.

Relationship birthed burden is so much more freeing and fruitful than taking up the cause of others.

It may seem easier to try and run on another’s burden because it isn’t dependant on us having any familiarity or closeness with the heart of our Lord for ourselves.

But in cases such as this good becomes a robber of the best. The best in the life of any believer is the will of God for their life.

The marking of our life is not after the pattern of another man or woman. It is after the Fathers desire to produce in us His Son Jesus Christ.

This production of the life of Jesus in us and our becoming conformed to His image cannot be achieved by our own contrived good works, or by our trying harder. It is purely born from being connected in relationship in such a way that we are continually looking to Jesus.

When we are actively engaged in relating to Him, fellowshipping with Him. We find ourselves curious to know what He thinks about what we should be doing. We want to know what He says about life, and about the things going on in this world. His heart becomes our focus. His wisdom is of great value to us.

The journey of abiding is a journey of continual discovery regarding who Christ is and what He is like so that we might be like Him.