Get Plugged In — Daily Inspiration

“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” — Romans 12:12 NIV

Funny thing happened yesterday at work. We had a strange network problem where one of the routers didn't work which caused some cascading failures across the network. We all had to turn off our computers and in a sense "unplug".

Just a few minutes, maybe half an hour, gave us all a new perspective. We were talking to each other and laughing. Interesting how just a few minutes off line can bring us all together.

As it is written, A champion will stride down from the mountain of Zion; he'll clean house in Jacob. And this is my commitment to my people: removal of their sins. From your point of view as you hear and embrace the good news of the Message, it looks like the Jews are God's enemies. But looked at from the long-range perspective of God's overall purpose, they remain God's oldest friends. God's gifts and God's call are under full warranty—never canceled, never rescinded.
— Romans 11:27-29 MSG

We were unplugged and then gained a new perspective. I see a sort of parallel here. We were filled with sin and then by plugging into Jesus and his teachings we gain a new life.

Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that's where the action is. See things from his perspective. — Colossians 3:2 MSG

That's right. Christ is where the action is. All things go through him and because of him we have a new life, we are sin free. That is, if we accept the blessings he offers us.

My prayer for you is that you plug into Jesus and accept a new life.