Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Is God's Will My Will?
"This is the will of God, your sanctification..." (1 Thessalonians 4:3)
Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me - is it my will? Am I willing to let God do in me everything that has been possible through the atonement of the Cross of Christ? Am I willing to let Jesus become sanctification to me, and to let His life be exhibited in my human flesh? (see 1 Corinthians 1:30). Beware of saying, "Oh, I am longing to be sanctified." No, you are not. Recognize your need, but stop longing and make it a matter of action. Receive Jesus Christ to become sanctification for you by absolute, unquestioning faith, and the great miracle of the atonement of Jesus will become real in you.
All that Jesus made possible becomes mine through the free and loving gift of God on the basis of what Christ accomplished on the cross. And my attitude as a saved and sanctified soul is that of profound, humble holiness (there is no such thing as proud holiness). it is a holiness based on agonizing repentance, a sense of inexpressible shame and degradation, and also on the amazing realization that the love of God demonstrated itself to me while I cared nothing about Him (see Romans 5:8). He completed everything for my salvation and sanctification. No wonder Paul said that nothing "shall be able to seperate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:39).
Sanctification makes me one with Jesus Christ, and in Him one with God, and it is accomplished only through the magnificent atonement of Christ. Never confuse the effect with the cause. The effect in me is obedience, service, and prayer, and is the outcome of inexpressible thanks and adoration for the miraculous sanctification that has been brought about in me because of the atonement through the Cross of Christ.
(from "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers)
Sanctification is not a question of whether God is willing to sanctify me - is it my will? Am I willing to let God do in me everything that has been possible through the atonement of the Cross of Christ? Am I willing to let Jesus become sanctification to me, and to let His life be exhibited in my human flesh? (see 1 Corinthians 1:30). Beware of saying, "Oh, I am longing to be sanctified." No, you are not. Recognize your need, but stop longing and make it a matter of action. Receive Jesus Christ to become sanctification for you by absolute, unquestioning faith, and the great miracle of the atonement of Jesus will become real in you.
All that Jesus made possible becomes mine through the free and loving gift of God on the basis of what Christ accomplished on the cross. And my attitude as a saved and sanctified soul is that of profound, humble holiness (there is no such thing as proud holiness). it is a holiness based on agonizing repentance, a sense of inexpressible shame and degradation, and also on the amazing realization that the love of God demonstrated itself to me while I cared nothing about Him (see Romans 5:8). He completed everything for my salvation and sanctification. No wonder Paul said that nothing "shall be able to seperate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 8:39).
Sanctification makes me one with Jesus Christ, and in Him one with God, and it is accomplished only through the magnificent atonement of Christ. Never confuse the effect with the cause. The effect in me is obedience, service, and prayer, and is the outcome of inexpressible thanks and adoration for the miraculous sanctification that has been brought about in me because of the atonement through the Cross of Christ.
(from "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Friday, October 14, 2011
Bill SB48
It is very disappointing to see that the effort to stop SB48 was unsuccessful. This means our children will have no choice but to accept the school curriculum which portrays homosexuality and transgender as positive lifestyle. However, Thia is not the first time we are disappointed in our system and have to deal with reality. We lived through this far. How did we do that? I have lived long enough to learn that I cannot always get what I wish for. When we face disappointing outcome after all that we've done, there is one thing left to do; asking ourselves whether each one of us had put in one's best. If my answer is "yes", I need to go on trusting God will do the rest for the best in His eyes. We need to remember that the reason God includes us in His work is not to make us feel good to win but to make us realize what we are and the purpose of our existance. Praise the Lord, He is good!
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Saturday, October 1, 2011
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