Evidence God Is at Work in Our Lives

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Evidence God Is at Work in Our Lives

Always is a big promise. We cannot uphold the promise of always any more effectively that we can uphold the promise of never. But God can. He is always working. Jesus is always working. The Holy Spirit is always working. But what is all of this work, and what does it have to do with us? “Man was created from the beginning in God’s image that he might image forth God’s glory,” John Piper wrote. Paul wrote to the Corinthians,

The evidence of God’s work in our lives is the way we live them, in pursuit of Him. Telling of Him, not only with our mouths delivering Gospel truth, but our lives putting it on full display, bringing glory to Him with everyone who comes to know Him through us.

Life has a purpose we cannot fully see from our limited perspective. Whatever we find ourselves doing, we’re called to do with all of our hearts. Not perfectly, because that’s an impossible thing for us to attain. God wants the totality of our hearts to be dedicated to Him. Our part is to put Him first, not ourselves and not the opinions or approval of other people. Jesus came to serve, not to be served. Our part is to serve others with all of our hearts. Paul wrote to Timothy,

Our part is not to lose perspective on our dependance upon Christ alone and our need for constant forgiveness and redemption in this life. “For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost,” Luke recorded Jesus’ saying (Luke 19:10). Our part is remembering we once were lost, and now are on a mission for the lost. To be evidence of Jesus to the people in our lives, which brings glory to God.

Additional Resource
NIV Exhaustive Concordance Dictionary. Copyright © 2015 by New Living Translation Life Application Study Bible. Tyndale House Publishers. Carol Stream, IL. Copyright 2019.

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Meg BucherMeg writes about everyday life within the love of Christ at megbucher.com. She is the author of “Friends with Everyone, Friendship within the Love of Christ,” “Surface, Unlocking the Gift of Sensitivity,” “Glory Up, The Everyday Pursuit of Praise,” “Home, Finding Our Identity in Christ,” and "Sent, Faith in Motion." Meg earned a Marketing/PR degree from Ashland University but stepped out of the business world to stay home and raise her two daughters …which led her to pursue her writing passion. A contributing writer for Salem Web Network since 2016, Meg is now thrilled to be a part of the editorial team at Salem Web Network. Meg loves being involved in her community and local church, leads Bible study, and serves as a youth leader for teen girls.