Submit Our Lives To The Spirit, Day By Day

 How important it is that we do not seek to do good works in our own strength. How vital that we do not carry out our kind actions and considerate deeds from the source of our old sin nature. When we do good works that are produced by ME, rather than by God working through me, they are works of the law, works of the flesh, works of the old sin nature, works that God will not accept. God will not share His glory with ME. All the good works that we produce in our own strength will be burned up as wood, hay, and stubble at the Seat of Christ. There is no-one that does good works, apart from God Himself.
 But God has planned a whole host of good deeds for each of His children to do in our lives, and if we carry out those good deeds that God has planned for us to do in the way that God has designed, then He will regard our good works as gold and silver and precious stones at the Seat of Christ.
 Only believers can produce good works that God has prepared in advance for us to do, as only believers have the Holy Spirit of God. When we abide in Christ, trust His Word, and walk in spirit and truth, we are demonstrating faith. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. When we Submit Our Lives To The Spirit, Day By Day, we automatically do the good works that God has prepared for us to do, because it is God Who is working in us Himself, producing in our heart the desire to do the good works that He has prepared in advance for us to do, in the only way that is pleasing to Him (through the power of the Holy Spirit), until it is not I that do the good works but the new life of Christ within.
Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.

Our United Prayer:
Help us Lord to submit to Your Spirit so that we may carry out the good works that You have prepared for us to do in the only way that pleases You, which is Christ in us, the hope of glory, AMEN.