You Are Mine

June 14

Intimacy with the Holy One is something that is incomprehensible to those who are not blood-bathed and redeemed. Even those who have taken the step of salvation are incredulous as to the depth and breadth of relationship that can be theirs if they will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Those who have been emboldened by the full salvation package and who enjoy fellowship with the Lord know the profound blessing that is theirs and cherish it above all else in life. It is the clear vision of Jesus’ finished work of redemption that causes a believer to cast his life at His feet—to live or to die for Him.

It is the invitation to become the Temple of the Holy Spirit that allows a believer to become a candidate to receive the gifts of the Spirit which He gives to whom He will. It is by growing in faith, becoming confident in the relationship that grants power in prayer, that a believer learns to lay all his care before Jesus, who he knows “cares for” him (I Peter 5:7).

It is because the believer trusts the integrity of the Word of the Living God which assures him, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name; you are Mine” Isaiah 43:1, that a person of faith may face trial or loss. Because he knows Jesus has given him all things, he does not fear the loss of all things. Because Jesus has given him life, he does not fear death.