“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3).
When there is life within us, it always manifests itself—even if through sighs, groans, or silent cries. The soul that has been touched by the living God cannot settle amid the coldness of sin or spiritual inertia. It struggles, it groans, it seeks air. And even when suffocated by the flesh and the weight of the old nature, the life that came from above refuses to remain silent. It tries to break through, tries to rise, tries to free itself from that body of death that insists on suffocating it.
This inner conflict is a sign that something precious dwells within us. And it is precisely in this battle that the importance of obeying God’s sublime commandments is revealed. It is obedience to His powerful Law that strengthens the life He has implanted in our hearts. While the carnal nature tries to keep us tied to the ground, the Lord’s commandments pull us upward, reminding us who we are and where we ought to go.
The Father blesses and sends the obedient to the Son for forgiveness and salvation. Do not despair in the face of inner struggles—if there is life, there is hope. Keep seeking, crying out, obeying… and the Lord, who sees in secret, will hear and act. He Himself will strengthen the life He planted in you, until it overcomes everything that tries to suffocate it. -Adapted from J.C. Philpot. Until tomorrow, if the Lord allows us.
Pray with me: Lord God, only You know the battles that happen within me. Sometimes I feel like someone trying to breathe under an immense weight, but even so I keep crying out, because I know there is life in me, and that life came from You.
Give me strength to fight against everything that tries to tie me to what is earthly, cold, and empty. Revive in me the desire to obey You, even when my strength seems small. May I never settle for the silence of the soul, but continue to seek You with sincerity.
Oh, beloved Father, I thank You for kindling in me the spark of true life. Your beloved Son is my eternal Prince and Savior. Your powerful Law is the breath that revives my weary spirit. Your commandments are cords of light that pull me out of darkness. I pray in the precious name of Jesus, amen.
