Insights from Thomas a Kempis

As I was reading from The Imitation of Christ I found a great truth. Thomas says, "Each day we ought to renew our resolves and rekindle the fires of our fervor as if it were the first day of our conversion." I don't know if he knew he was paraphrasing Paul, but that is nearly exactly the same idea as Colossians 2:6. "Therefore as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him." (NASB)

Everyday for the believer should be that same as the day of conversion. What happened that day was a total surrender of self to the Lord Jesus Christ. And we should strive to rekindle that affection for our Lord every single day.