I am sitting here thinking about what I did today. Here are the highlights”
– I went for a walk;
– I helped my friend unload a pile of lumber.;
– I had steak for dinner; and
– I lead a Bible study in my living room.
Then I get to thinking, “Was what I did significant?”
My answer is, “Absolutely!”
“How so?” you may ask.
Well, the truth is that whatever I do, whether it seems spiritual or not, the eternal life that I carry in Christ will always bring about some sort of change or accomplish some eternal purpose in everything I do, whether I am aware of it or not. Here are my thoughts.
God is spirit.
• As spirit, he cannot be contained by space. He is immense: he is always present everywhere within and beyond the limitations of the universe.
• As spirit, he cannot be contained by time. He is eternal: he is always present everywhere within and beyond the limitations of seconds and centuries.
• As spirit, he moves throughout and beyond matter, undetected by human senses and unmeasured by human instruments. He exists within and beyond all physical dimensions – because he is the origin and cause of all of them.
So he, being spirit, will work to perform signs, wonders and miracles, operating in the spiritual realm to accomplish that which cannot be done in the natural realm by natural means. By his spirit he will transcend the natural to do the supernatural.
This is the nature of the life that is in him and that is also in me, for the spirit of God, namely, Holy Spirit, is in me. Consequently, when I encounter someone with chronic pain, or any other infirmity, the everlasting life that I carry is activated by faith in Jesus’ name and they are healed, for faith in Jesus’ name triggers the movement of God’s spirit to bring about God’s work wherever I am. This is the power of the eternal life that I carry. This is the strength of the kingdom life that I carry.
This eternal life is dynamic. It is continuously and productively active. Whether I am taking a walk, helping my friend unload a pile of lumber, eating a steak dinner or leading a Bible study in my living room, the eternal life in me is bringing about some sort of change or accomplishing some eternal purpose. It is a force.
It is an energy. It saves peoples souls and helps them grow in Christ. It gives people hope and restores their dignity. It performs miracles and makes sick people whole again.