Niagara Frontier District News
Message from our Superintendent
August 15, 2018 / By Beth Holdridge / .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
15 minutes daily.... with a goal of one hour daily.
God has promised to transform us into the image of his son, Jesus Christ. Transformation that we can enjoy here and now. The goals of such a transformation are: help us to face the daily life situations by faith, model God's transformation here and now, and to be a living testimony of God's grace, love and power. Our intimate life in God's presence is one of the tools to accomplish such goals.
An intimate life with God is built with: daily moments of prayer and reading of the Word of God, worship and acts of gratitude, identifying God's work on us. Intimacy with God is what sanctifies us. Sanctification is God's grace forming the character of Jesus Christ in us. The victory accomplished through our transformational process of sanctification gives us the evidence of God's work in our lives. Each testimony empowers us as witnesses of God's grace and power.
God has the power to cancel and eliminate the storms and circumstances that make our lives difficult. However, God's goal is to transform our ability to face life to become more like Jesus Christ. That ability is only obtained when we invest with determination in our intimacy with God. The burdens of everyday life make us feel trapped in the middle of a turbulent sea. Confusion can lead us to feel internally tormented. Our response to the circumstances of life is the product of our intimate life before God. Let us invest consistently and properly in our intimacy with God.
When was the last time you separated time just to sing to God? How often do you cancel your daily activities to reflect, meditate and contemplate the beauty of God in the Word? How many times have you found yourself praying for God's purpose for your life, agenda and daily life? Let us start with 15 minutes daily. Let us set a goal of one hour daily.
Carlos