Day 212 Bible Reading: 2 Chronicles 29, Romans 14, Psalm 24 and Proverb 20:12
You know you are Christian once you repented and accepted Jesus as your Savior. Are you living out who you are in Christ? What is a new way of living? Jesus said, "I came that you may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10) As a son and daughter in the Kingdom of God, our new way of living is not something outside us flowing in but something inside us flowing out. "the kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost." Do we have to wait until we get to heaven to have peace, joy, and righteousness? The answer is, NO! Jesus tells us in Luke 7:21, "The kingdom of God is within you." Our new life is not a life of attainment and entertainment but a life of acknowledgment. "That your faith may become effectual by the acknowledging of every good thing which is IN YOU in Christ Jesus." (Philemon 6)
"Therefore the wrath of the Lord came on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes." – 2 Chronicles 29:8 (English Standard Version)
"Lord, help us to admit, to allow and to agree on the existence of something that is already ours, so we don't need to try to obtain it because you've already given to us. Your righteousness, joy, and peace are given to us and in us now. In Jesus' name, Amen."