Conformed to Christ 4-11-05

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Make me more like You each day. ... We tend to spend so much of the energy of our lives to know what is the will of God. And rightly so. We will never find fulfillment in anything less than Your will for us. You have a plan and purpose that You have gifted us and anointed us to live out, then blessed us with the gift of freedom to choose to find and follow Your will for our lives or not. Even when we choose "not," the spiritual principles You have created to govern our lives lead us back into the currents with Your will if we stop resisting the flow of "the River of the Water of Life" (Revelation 22.1-7). In seeking the flow of Your will, Your Holy Spirit is continually drawing us out of the tributaries and side streams that can get us swirling around in the eddies of the circumstances of our lives. As someone has said, "the main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." Lord, what is the main thing? What is the primary flow of Your will through our lives? "For this is the will of God, your sanctification" (1 Thessalonians 4.3). Yes, Lord. You are sanctifying us into the image of Christ. Your will is that we be conformed to Christ. "And God, Who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, in order that He might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom He predestined He also called; and those whom He called He also justified; and those whom He justified He also glorified" (Romans 8.27-30). As we look to You and follow You, we become more like You. "And all of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another; for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit" (2 Corinthians 3.18). This is the main thing. This is the flow of the River of Life. This is Your will for our lives. Let us view every circumstance and every challenge as a means to the end in our journey. In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. Be encouraged this day! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays To subscribe/unsubscribe/reply please send a note to me at Messiah Ministries -- "preparing the way of the Lord" -- MessiahMin@aol.com Our mailing address: 2800 Tates Creek Rd; Lexington, KY 40502. God bless you!