My humble apologies for another late entry into the journal of our collective journey to have our hearts tuned to God’s tonal system. I thought yesterday that I would just wait until next week to send something to you, but then God spoke to me in such a way this morning that I felt led to share it with you. He retuned me, again.
If you have been reading Chambers’ then you read this quote this morning so please excuse the repetition. He was speaking of our need to “determinedly demolish some things” in the light of 2 Corinthians 10:5. […casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God…] Chambers said this.
It is only when God has transformed our nature and we have entered into
the experience of sanctification that the fight begins. The warfare is not
against sin; we can never fight against sin-Jesus Christ conquered that in
His redemption of us. The conflict is waged over turning our natural life
into a spiritual life.
Oh what joy fills my soul with the thought that I do not have to fight against sin. Yet on the heels of that rapture comes the realization that I have to battle into to see my natural life transformed into a spiritual life. Praise God that because of what Jesus has accomplished the innocence that we have before Him can be turned into holy character. Good news for a bunch of characters like us.
That is really the rub when we think about answering the call as well. We have heard Jesus calling and have turned in faith to find forgiveness of sin and newness of life. The reality is that the call also includes “training everyone [we] meet, far and near, in this way of life.” (Matthew 28:19a) We have already said yes to the call by offering our life to God and accepting His. Now we must allow that transaction to accomplish all God intended, to raise up a corps of the redeemed who wrestle together to complete the commission He has given.
Let us live. Let us live the call. Let us live the call together.
In Christ,
Pastor Scott
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