NorthStar Community Daily Devotional

March 25

Scripture focus: Everything that goes into a life of pleasing God has been miraculously given to us by getting to know, personally and intimately, the One who invited us to God. The best invitation we ever received! We were also given absolutely terrific promises to pass on to you—your tickets to participation in the life of God after you turned your back on a world corrupted by lust. 2 Peter 1:3-4 The Message

When we came to believe and experienced rebirth, this wasn’t just an addition to our heart. The Holy Spirit didn’t just move into our old heart and try to squeeze into a tiny space where he could sit comfortably. That would be a little like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

This new birth into the family of God allowed us to exchange our old nature for a new one. He didn’t just stamp our hand and give us a pass into heaven like a “get out of jail free card.”

There is a newness about our very being that actually transforms us from darkness into light.

Do you know what this means? It means you will never again live comfortably in darkness; your very soul will cry out for its true home – the kingdom of God. Your body at the cellular level thirsts for righteousness. It craves the presence of the Lord.

Of course, our body is also trained to live by its old ways. We’ve got all those neuro-pathways, beaten down and trampled on through years of living independently of God. These brain ruts are easy to topple into. But never again will they feel like home.

Come home. Return to God and his people. Find a community where other spiritually-awake people can encourage your transformation process.


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