Daily Wisdom

 Lk 9:24 “For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.”

We are settling for a Christianity that revolves around catering to ourselves when the central message of Christianity is actually about abandoning ourselves. God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less than Jesus himself. Once you have surrendered yourself, you make your heart more receptive in receiving from God, you then become more perfected and completed.

Addition by subtraction, less of self-equals more of Christ. Learn that formula by faith… HSAY

Daily Wisdom

 ‘... made perfect.’ Heb 12:23

Consider the great contrast between Israel’s terrified approach to God at Mt. Sinai and their joyful approach at Mt. Zion! What a difference Jesus made! Showing us there are two kinds of perfection which the Christian needs-the perfection of justification in the person of Jesus, and the perfection of sanctification wrought in him by the Holy Spirit. Our Justification as been made perfect in Jesus and the cross, our Sanctification is on-going through the Holy Spirit. At present, corruption yet remains even in us, the regenerate-experience soon teaches us this. 

But I rejoice to know that the day is coming when God shall finish the work which he has begun; and He shall seal our soul, not only perfect in Christ, but perfect through the Holy Spirit, without spot or blemish, completed for our Glorification. Oh, how we should extol Jesus who perfected our Justification, and the Holy Spirit in preparing us to stand fit before our Lord to receive our finished work, perfected for Heaven. Yet let not the hope of perfection hereafter make us content with imperfection now. If it does this, our hope cannot be genuine; for a good hope is a purifying thing, even now.

The Christian life calls us to a walk of progression, not perfection. Perfection isn’t obtainable, but if we chase it, we’ll catch excellence along the way… HSAY