I created a blog a couple days ago titled “The persona of Christ Jesus”. The purpose was to introduce followers to the Living Christ and attempt to define the attributes of our amazing God.
After completing the draft I said to God something is missing in this document. God spoke right back to me and said “evidence” or proof of My claims is missing. I got it!
The starting point is making a decision to live for Jesus above all else. God used the analogy of someone sitting in a car with spinning wheels and going nowhere.
The point of this illustration is that you cannot have the evidence of the Living Christ in your life without abandoning yourself to Him without any limitations.
The cornerstone to walking with God is living by faith trusting in the promises of Christ. This is a lifestyle characterized by patience, discipline, and vigilant prayer. Like David, you believe in the deepest part of your heart “My help comes from the Lord who created the heavens and earth”. Jesus is your sufficiency for life.
The Christ follower understands the importance of resting in God. He enters into this rest by faith living in the work of the Cross.
God has given me this image to explain how to rest in Him. You have an appointment for a meeting on the twentieth floor of a high rise building. You enter the lobby and touch the number twenty button next to the elevator. Then you rest and the elevator does the work to take you to your destination. This is how you walk with God without striving.
The resurrected power of Christ lives in the life of a believer in the efficacy of the Holy Spirit. This brings the reality of this promise of God into your life; “I can do all things through Christ Jesus who gives me the strength.”
Jesus died to give you everything required to live in this world. You are complete in Him and lack nothing.
The evidence of Jesus will come to all those who are willing to live for Him without compromise! You will see the transfigured Christ and your life will never be the same.
Hal Hollister Ministry 