Morning by Morning, March 15 - Communion with God, Not Conformity to the World
Good morning, Lord Jesus. Heart to heart, spirit to Spirit, deep to Deep, I turn to You and wait for Your leading to begin my day in communion with You--Father, Son, and Holy Spirit of God. For “anyone united to the Lord becomes one spirit with Him (and) “(our) body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within (us), which (we) have from God” (1 Corinthians 6:17-19). ...
Yes, Lord. There’s a communion with You that keeps me from being “conformed to the world” (Romans 12:2). I’m in this world, but not of this world. As You said to our Father before You went to the cross, to be raised from the dead, to overcome the grave, to ascend to heaven, and to pour out Your Holy Spirit upon us to be Your witnesses in our world in Your prayer of John Chapter 17:
“After Jesus had spoken these words, He looked up to heaven and said, ‘Father, the hour has come; glorify Your Son so that the Son may glorify You, since You have given Him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom You have given Him. And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. I glorified You on earth by finishing the work that You gave Me to do. So now, Father, glorify Me in Your own presence with the glory that I had in Your presence before the world existed.
“I have made Your name known to those whom You gave Me from the world. They were Yours, and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they know that everything You have given Me is from You; for the words that You gave to Me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from You; and they have believed that You sent Me. I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom You gave Me, because they are Yours. All Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them. And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to You. Holy Father, protect them in Your name that You have given Me, so that they may be one, as We are One” (John 17:1-11).
Yes, Lord. Make us one with You and one with each other. Heart to heart, spirit to Spirit, deep to Deep--in communion with You, not conformity to the world. Just as You continued to pray:
“I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in Me through their word, that they may all be one. As You, Father, are in Me and I am in You, may they also be in Us, so that the world may believe that You have sent Me. The glory that You have given Me I have given them, so that they may be one, as We are One, I in them and You in Me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that You have sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me” (John 17:20-23).
Yes, Lord. This unity of communion with You has a purpose, just as You continued to pray and finished Your prayer with this eternal declaration:
“Righteous Father, the world does not know You, but I know You; and these know that You have sent Me. I made Your name known to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which You have loved Me may be in them, and I in them” (John 17:25-26).
Love is the purpose. To love and to be loved. And even to share Your love in our world, as the nature and character and essence of Your love becomes one with us. We’re in this world, but not of this world. And we’re in this world to love--not in conformity to the world, but in communion with You. And in communion with You, Your heart will be in us:
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16 NKJV). In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.
Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays
My friend, may you live and abide in deep communion with the Lord, not in conformity to the world, knowing His love and being and expression of His love in His name, in Jesus' name. Please pray the same for me. God bless you, my friend!
Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministries
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