Go Beyond

Day 77
Be careful that you're not making an idol out of your own spiritual disciplines. Having a "daily devotion" can easily become a work of your flesh. You must cultivate an attitude of openness and complete vulnrability to the promptings and compellings of my Spirit.

Yes, get a habit in place of daily spending a block of time with only Me. But then, let Me take you beyond this. Relinquish your control of this time to Me, and allow my Spirit to take you deeper and raise you up higher than you've been willing or able to go before. Press in to experience my presence in greater measure, and let go of parts of yourself and your past -- good and bad -- that you've been clutching onto. Don't be afraid of letting go. Fall into my grace and let me catch you.

When I think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is [Ephesians 3:14-18].

The wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God —his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets
[1 Corinthians 2:7-10].