The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I
always do what pleases him." John
8:29
We
who follow Christ are aware of the fact that we inhabit at once two worlds, the
spiritual and the natural.
As
children of Adam we do live our lives on earth subject to the limitations of
the flesh and the weaknesses and ills to which human nature is heir.
In
sharp contrast to this is our life in the Spirit. There we enjoy a higher kind
of life; we are children of God. We possess heavenly status and enjoy intimate
fellowship with Christ!
This
tends to divide our total life into two departments, as we unconsciously
recognize two sets of actions, the so-called secular acts and the sacred.
This
is, of course, the old “sacred-secular” antithesis and most Christians are
caught in its trap. Walking the tightrope between two kingdoms they find no
peace in either.
Actually,
the sacred-secular dilemma has no foundation in the New Testament. Without
doubt a more perfect understanding of Christian truth will deliver us from it.
The
Lord Jesus Christ Himself is our perfect example and He lived no divided life.
God accepted the offering of His total life and made no distinction between act
and act. “I do always the things that please Him,” was His brief summary of His
own life as related to the Father.
We
are called upon to exercise an aggressive faith, in which we offer all our acts
to God and believe that He accepts them. Let us believe that God is in all our
simple deeds and learn to find Him there!
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