2 Corinthians 3:17–18
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit.
Welcome to Phase 3! You have traveled quite a ways to get here and you should enjoy your accomplishment! In this final Phase of MilktoMeat Living THE LIFE we are going to be focusing on the Holy Spirit and His work in us and through us that unites us and empowers us as the Body of Christ—The Church.
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Today, we complete our readings in Phase 2: Walking in the Truth. We are Father God’s beloved children NOW! This incredible truth is at the heart of all that we have been discussing. It is also the truth that will transform us as we think on it – meditate on it – day by day.
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Yesterday we heard that two of the fundamental truths that we need to know as followers of Christ is that 1) We have been called to hope, and 2) We are Christ’s inheritance – we are His eternal treasure! Today we consider the final fundamental truth and that is we have access to the same power that raised Jesus from the dead to live an entirely new kind of life!
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Ephesians 1:17
I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a Spirit of wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him, 1:18 –since the eyes of your heart have been enlightened–so that you may know what is the Hope of His calling and His glorious inheritance in the Saints…
3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
We are Father God’s beloved children NOW. He has given us all we need in Christ Jesus for the rest of our journey here on Earth. He has empowered us by the Holy Spirit to be the people He desires for us to be, for His glory and to our soul-satisfaction.
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Today is the day that we remember and mourn and rejoice in the events that changed everything. All of history comes to its Crux in the Cross of Jesus. As we think on these things, the words that Jesus speaks from The Cross give us insight into what He experienced and what He accomplished for us.
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On May 19th Tim Keller passed into the Lord’s presence. Almost immediately and appropriately, articles and remembrances were posted honoring his life and work, the size and scope of which cannot be denied. Just a day before, our dear brother Phil Allen also “graduated” into the Lord’s Presence on May 18th. There will be no articles written in Christianity Today about Phil. But his life is a reminder that size of service is not of first importance to the Lord. What really matters is faithfulness.
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