“Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33
The value system of Jesus was built on obedience to God. Jesus lived in the perfect will of God. And, Jesus preached the most important purpose of a believer is to do unto others as you would want them to do unto you.
You and I are human beings engineered to live for self. We can never live up to the standards of Christ.
The challenge is understanding how to live with the value system of Jesus. This can only happen by developing a loyalty and obedience to Christ.
The starting point is to make a decision by faith to accept Jesus. If you are serious about knowing the Living Christ you have to abandon yourself completely to Christ without any limitations. In essence, you agree to live for Jesus above all else.
As a new creature in Christ Jesus you are instructed to live by faith trusting God for your every need. Notice there are no rules attached to this relationship. Simply trust Christ for your every need.
Faith is a living discipline of believing in the promises of God. Your faith in Christ will instill His value system into your life. You cannot attain the values of Christ by practicing religion, abiding in laws, or doing works.
Everyone knows the basics of right from wrong. So the challenge is how you can comply with God’s moral compass.
It’s a waste of time to tell you what not to do. The spiritual approach is to learn how you can live a life pleasing to God.
Walking by faith requires you to worship Christ in Spirit and Truth. This entails prayer, meditating on scripture, and abiding in the Holy Spirit. Still no rules just some guidelines for living.
Next, God wants you to live under the authority of the Holy Spirit who dwells within you. He is the life of Christ and will teach you about the values of Jesus.
The Holy Spirit will provide you with wisdom and protection. He will fill you with the love, joy, peace, and patience of Christ. And, He will convict you of sin.
The Holy Spirit will instill the values of Christ in you through the reality of life. He will examine your motives in your thoughts, words, and decision making and guide you into the values of Christ.
The values of Christ will come to you by living in oneness with the God through the Holy Spirit. When you deviate from living under the authority of the Holy Spirit your value system will become corrupted by self interests.
This conflict can only be resolved by coming back to the authority of Christ through the Holy Spirit. There is no other way.
The Holy Spirit will embed the laws of Christ into your heart and you will be able to walk unconsciously in harmony with Christ.
Don’t try to be holy. Try to be obedient to Christ!
Hal Hollister Ministry 