Desire (Dynamics of the Spiritual Life, Part 2)
One thing I have desired of the LORD,
That will I seek:
That I may dwell in the house of the LORD
All the days of my life,
To behold the beauty of the LORD,
And to inquire in His temple. Psalm 27.4
The Christian’s calling
The Christian’s calling is to a life oriented to, focused on, sustained by, and expressive of Jesus Christ, the risen and exalted Son of God, King of kings, and Lord of lords.
Be Holy!
1 Peter 1.14-16
14…as obedient children, not be conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance, 15but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16because it is written, “Be holy, for I am holy.”
The First Commandment
The Law of God for Daily Meditation
Morning Meditation:
Exodus 20.1-3
1And God spoke all these words, saying: 2“I am the LORDyour God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. 3You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20.1-3
Ephesians 4:11-16 [2]
And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of […]