If you have been redeemed by the shed blood of Christ, born again of the Spirit of Cod, it is His inten tion that you should triumph. Keep in mind, it is one thing to talk about victory but sometimes quite another to experience it. How many Christians do you know who are really happy and contented? Quite frankly, living in the past or even in the future is really living an abnormal Christian life. My wife put it to me this way, "I have come to the conclusion that I want Jesus Christ to be as real to me when I drop an egg in the kitchen as He is to me when I am in church." This makes sense! I ask you, "Is Jesus Christ real to you right now?" If He is not, then you are living a wilderness-type Christian life. Jesus did not simply die to provide forgiveness of sin so He could someday take you to heaven. Both of these things are, of course, marvelous to consider. But there is infinitely more in His death. The Saviour wants you to step into new life right now to provide the fullness of His grace and love.
It is well to see again the story as it is recorded for us in Exodus 2:11ff. Israel had been in bondage to Egypt for some 400 years. Moses came on the scene and could not help but empathize with the sad plight of his people. One day he saw an Egyptian hitting one of his people. When no one was look ing, or so he thought, Moses went out and killed the Egyptian, hiding him in the sand. To me this repre sents a fantastic picture of the average, evangelical thrust. Seeing the need and problem we begin to attempt helping Cod out of the dilemma. We think we can come up with the answer in our own strength. We have no indication as to what Cod thought of Moses' ac tion. The Lord was well aware of all that was happening. He was not caught by surprise nor did He need any human intervention. How easy it is to be taken in by the situation of the moment, equating our Chris tian living with immediate needs. The fact is, Cod does not want your help—He simply wants you! He died for you, not for the help you might give Him. All of a sud den we find that we have expended all of our energies and exhausted all our resources — all to no ap parent avail. Perhaps today you are actually fed up with church and Christian ity. Maybe you are tired and bored. In my travels around the country many times people relate to me these very real needs and feelings. Jesus Christ, remember, died that He might step into your life and live through you the dynamic of His own being. The problem is, are you willing to let Him do it? We have seen how Moses tried
Dr. Hobson is the North American Director of the Capernwray Fellow ship of Torchbearers.
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