Stirred By The Scriptures

Here is a phrase I read recently that has caused my mind to be stirred - “Christ himself is the dynamic of his own demands.” What a great truth! It is the Holy Spirit working in and through my often fragile obedience enabling me to live the Christian life. The Apostle Paul put it this way in Colossians 1:29, “To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.” My struggling with Christ’s energy - both together. The Christian life is by definition a supernatural life but it still means I participate in the process. It is not all my effort with God sitting back in heaven watching nor is it all God with me sitting in an easy chair. It is the combination of both that allows us to live the life of a Christ follower to the glory of God.