WEEK 49 – DAY 5

CHRIST-CONTROLLED BY FAITH

Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you, Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God. 1 Peter 1:20-21

I have entrusted my life to Christ. I believe that He was born of a virgin through the miraculous intervention of the Spirit of God. I believe He chose to die for sinners, substituting His life for mine on the cross. I believe God raised Him from the dead on the third day, and He is now at the right hand of God interceding for me (Hebrews 7:25). I believe that trust in Christ is the only way to have a relationship with God and to dwell with Him forever. There is nothing I could do to save myself or merit God’s love. (Ephesians 2:8-9). He chose to give it freely to me, and all I had to do was accept His gracious gift and give Him myself in return, to mold me and conform me to the image of Christ (Romans 8:29).

Have you surrendered your life to the Lord Jesus? If not, has God given you the faith to believe the things about Jesus outlined in the paragraph above? If so, surrender your life to Him today by repenting (turning away from sin which is anything that disagrees with God’s word), and humbly accepting the free gift Jesus died on the cross to offer you. You do this by praying, talking to God. You cannot earn the gift of eternal life by doing good things, but once you are His, God enables and empowers you to do good works to which He calls you. You will no longer coast along on cruise control. Instead your life will be purposefully “Christ-controlled.”

Thank you, Father, for having a plan even before Adam and Eve chose to disobey You. Thank You for saving us. Help us to live lives of gratitude and service to You.