October 20, 2008

“…I just let Christ take over! And so the weaker I get, the stronger I become.” 2 Corinthians 12:10 The Message

Where …?

Your whole life: heart-soul-mind-strength is God’s holy everything. It is where Christ wants to take over. Your weaknesses .. your struggles .. your suffering .. your temptations .. your frustrations .. your strengths .. your marriage .. your children .. your work .. your hobbies and interests — everything! Your weakest places can become your strongest places in Christ. Apart from Him .. you will only get weaker – frustrated – and angry at yourself .. at God .. at others in your world. God has promised to make you whole .. to “put you together” and “keep you fit” until His Son returns. He knows how … where … when .. and why he lets something pass in one person but not another. It is His promise to make you holy fit and put together whole. He is the Dependable One .. the Faithful One .. the Completing One over your life. Your life will “settle down” when you let Christ take over from your greatest everything to your least everything. It only takes a moment …

“May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put together – spirit, soul, and body – and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ. The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it!” 1 Thes. 5:23-24 The Message

Ken Chester: Grace Gripped is sent M-F to Christ Followers and friends of Priority One (P1F.org)