“What a wretched man am I! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” – Romans 7:24

In our Christian walk, dedicating and rededicating our lives strengthens our faith. When we are water baptized, our past is dead, and we are Born Again. This is a miracle, as our life is then hidden in the life of our dear Lord Jesus.

Dedicating our lives to Jesus disconnects us from our previous life and starts us on a fresh journey. We become the Apple of His eye, bringing Him great pleasure and joy as we express our gratitude to Almighty God through His Son, who died on the Cross for our sins and those of our forefathers.

Although we will remain sinners in the flesh, our dedication to our Lord opens the door to a spirit-filled life. This is not about following a certain religion but about making our Lord our personal Savior. He is someone we not only worship as the reflection of Almighty God but also see as our friend and guide. We can reach out to Him and seek guidance through reading the Word of God in the Holy Bible.

As our faith strengthens in our daily journey, peace descends upon our lives, as long as we do not become attached to the earthly blessings He bestows upon us. His expectation is for us to approach the heavenly throne in prayer each day and shed light around us so that His Kingdom descends upon the Earth.

Many Christians, due to a lack of spiritual awakening, fail to grasp the significance of receiving Jesus as Savior. They live compromised lives and fail to move out of the way of our Lord, who always seeks to bless us with love, peace, joy, patience, and other fruits of the Spirit.

Even Apostle Paul, the great proponent of the Lord’s teachings, felt his physical body was a constraint and that he was falling short of the glory of Almighty God. Through self-awareness of our shortcomings each day and working on them, we can overcome and run the race of our lives in victory. We need to keep filling the gap between where we are and what we can be in Christ!

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