The Normal Christian - A Life of Integrity, Holiness and Purity (Daily Devotional)

Welcome to Living Supernaturally, the daily devotional of All People’s Church. We have been exploring what it means to be a normal Christian. Today, we are looking at another aspect of what is means to be a normal Christian and to live a normal Christian life. To live a normal Christian life is a life of integrity, holiness, purity and a life of power. 1 John chapter 2, verse 6 says, ‘He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.’ What does it mean? It says that if we say we abide in Him, I have a close walk with the Lord and I dwell with the Lord and His word abides in me, then we ought to walk just as He walked. Whenever the bible says, walk and run and so on, it is talking about how we conduct our life on a daily basis. What kind of life did the Lord Jesus walk? What kind of life did He live? We see that it was a life full of grace, truth and He lived a life of holiness, righteousness, love, compassion and power which means that all of us as believers are called to live that kind of a life. Colossians chapter 3, verse 17 says, ‘And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.’ So, whatever means whatever we do in life, whether in word, in our conversations, in deed/ actions, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus which means for Him, through Him and to Him, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. 1 Peter chapter 1, verse 15 says, ‘but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.’ It is a life of Christlike character and at the same time, it is also a life of power. Acts chapter 1, verse 8 says, ‘But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.’ We are invited to this kind of a life. A normal Christian life is a life of Christlikeness and a life of power to be witnesses of the Lord Jesus. He is calling us to live a normal Christin life.

Shall we pray, Father, we thank you that you’ve called us to this kind of a life and it is a normal life of a Christian. We thank you that you have called us to a life of Christlikeness and you have also called us to live a life of power to be witnesses. We thank you that it is possible because of the presence, power and anointing of the Holy Spirit. Fill us today afresh and anoint us afresh. We thank you and give you all the praise and glory, in Jesus’ matchless name we pray, Amen.

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