January 15
“…Christ … is our life”… (Col. 3:4).
In Col. 3:3 we read, “For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God”. If we sincerely desire to
possess the life of the Lord Jesus Christ we must be willing to die, because unless we die to our old life
and corrupt nature, that life cannot come into us. In order to have this experience we have to repent of
all our sins, put our trust in the Lord Jesus Christ and accept Him as our personal Saviour. Many people
say they believe in the Lord Jesus, but in fact they do not know what it means to believe on Him and know
Him. They repeat some words and phrases such as, “I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as my Saviour” but
they do not enjoy the blessings that God wants to give them so freely. This is all because of their own
negligence and carelessness.
As far as God is concerned He offers every blessing to us in His Son. “Blessed be the God and Father of
our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ” (Eph.
1:3). “All spiritual blessings” means everything we can think of. While theoretically all spiritual blessings
are ours, we do not seem to enjoy them in a practical way. The reason is we do not really know what it is
to believe in the Lord Jesus. We do not spend sufficient time in reading the Word of God, and we do not
mediate on it to understand its meaning. The Lord says in Luke 12:32, “…it is your Father’s good
pleasure to give you the kingdom”. He is ready not only to forgive our sins, but to give us His kingdom
which means all that He has. We must know these blessings in order to enjoy them. We have to study
and dig deep into the Word of God, by reading it prayerfully upon our knees.
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David conquered Zion
January 15
“Nevertheless David took the Stronghold of Zion: the same is the city of David ….” (2 Sam.
5:7, 9a).
The day when David conquered Zion was another occasion for rejoicing. Joshua had failed to
drive out the Jebusites from Zion. These began to mock at David, but by God’s grace and
strength he drove them out. Yes, the day when he did so was a happy day for him, because
then he began to see something more of the purpose of God in choosing him. He began to
see something of God’s heavenly plan for his people, and how it could not be accomplished
while the Jebusites remained in Jerusalem. It was part of the heavenly plan that they should
be driven out only by God’s people who had come out of Egypt. He had chosen His people to
be His co-workers and partners in judgment. God relies upon you, His people, to fulfill His
heavenly plan.