Today is the day my little island of Grenada celebrates its independence. True spirituality shows us the tragic consequences of sin and our search for independence. We are all born with a missing dimension caused by the sin of wanting to live independently of God. This sin separates us from Him. The only way to fill that void is through repentance of sin, faith in Jesus Christ, and the indwelling power of God’s Spirit. This is the spirituality that makes us whole.
It is only when God’s Spirit opens our blind spiritual eyes, that we truly begin to understand ourselves and recognize our own darkness and moral corruption. True spirituality helps us recognize that our desperate inner longing is not a need for independence, but rather our need for dependence – dependence on the Saviour.
Biblical spirituality leads us to know the light of the world, Jesus Christ and makes it possible for us to experience wholeness of body, mind, and spirit in becoming like Him. This healing comes only as the Holy Spirit of God is invited to do His ongoing work of transformation in our lives. We are made whole when we reflect the character of Jesus Christ.
Today, as we embrace our spiritual dependence and turn away from our sinful independence, why not ask the Lord to reveal to you the true answer to your inner longing and to help you understand that your heart is made whole the moment you receive Christ as the Saviour? Today, ask God to help you walk in the light of His Son through all of life’s challenges that you are facing.
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life” (John 8:12).
Let’s Pray
Yahweh, because of Your great love for me, You made me alive in Christ even when I was dead in my sin. Father, thank you for accepting my dependence on you. I denounce my sinful dependence on myself, the world and the media. God thank You for sending the light of the world, Jesus. I pray in the name of Christ. Amen.