Tuesday, 1 March 2016
He Has Called You (Part 1)
Dr RJ Sing
“After you have suffered a little while, our God, who is full of kindness through Christ, will give you His eternal glory. He personally will come and pick you up, and set you firmly in place, and make you stronger than ever.”
The God of all Grace has called you and He wants to do the following in us. Firstly, He wants you ‘Perfect’ then secondly He wants you, ‘Established’. Then thirdly, He wants you ‘strengthened’ and fourthly He wants you ‘settled’.
We find that God wants you ‘Perfect’. In the book of Hebrews, we read: “Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom [be] glory forever and ever. Amen.” (Hebrews 13:21 KJV). Keep in mind that when scripture makes reference to ‘Perfection’ it is always a joining up to eternal things. Perfection is a working in us of the will of God. Now the dictionary defines the word perfect as follows: Having all Essential elements, unblemished, faultless, a perfect gemstone, correct or precise, perfect timing, excellent in all respects, having all parts present, etc.
Now you know that it is progressive. It does not happen overnight but over a period of time. As we live our daily lives we are cleansed by the blood of Jesus. Then as we yield and yield, we find ourselves in possession of another mind, even the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:16), and this causes us to understand the perfection of His will. You are perfected as you launch out with God by faith.
From the March 2016 issue, themed The Lord has Called Me.
