JUST WHAT IS THE CHRISTIAN LIFE? Author Unknown

Bs the Christian life just a process of believing the Christian doctrines, going to church, doing our "bit" for the church and Jesus?Is that it?

Sad to say, that is about all that "it" is for many. Is this what God had in mind when He gave His only Son to die on a cross? If it is,then all the facts which we believe with incredible tenacity are nothing more than evangelical fiction.

Jesus didn't die on a cross to give us facts of history, or His story, as some have said. He gave us the facts concerning Himself in order that the facts would function within and through us. The question that looms large in my mind is, "How do these facts function?" How can I as a believer have the fact of His indwelling function within me?

Ready? Here's how! Paul, the apostle, writing to the Thessalonians in his first epistle, chapter 5, verse 18 says, "In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you."This is not a suggestion of something we might think about as a good idea. This is an imperative, a command.

How can we possibly "Give thanks in every situation," you ask? I know of only one way. In the knowledge that He, the Lord Jesus, is in absolute control of every circumstance with which we will ever be confronted.

We have the privilege of thanking Him in advance for what He is going to do. We can rest in His ability in response to our availability.

There is a catch. Verse 19 of 1 Thessalonians 5, "Quench not the Spirit." Ominous words. Within the context, how does one "quench the Spirit?" Quite simply, by not giving thanks. Another way to put it is to grumble and complain. We cannot give thanks and whine at the same time. It is impossible.

If we want the activity of God to cease in our life, all we need to do is grumble and complain.

Colossians 3:15 And let the peace of God rule in your hearts,
to the which also ye are called in one body;
and be ye thankful.
Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell
in you richly in all wisdom;
teaching and admonishing one another in psalms
and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. 

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