‘I cannot save and sanctify myself; I cannot make atonement
for sin; I cannot redeem the world; I cannot right what is wrong, purify what
is impure, or make holy what is unholy. That is all the sovereign work of God. […]
The greatest need we have is not to do things, but to believe things. […]
Beware of that human holiness that is not based on the atonement of the Lord. […]
We cannot do anything pleasing to God unless we deliberately build on the
foundation of the atonement by the Cross of Christ.[…] Obedience means that I
have completely placed my trust in the atonement, and my obedience is
immediately met by the delight of the supernatural grace of God. Beware of the human holiness …. CHAMBERS
If we live our lives trying to be good and look good, we
will live miserable lives. Lives full of
failure. Oh, we may deceive others .. but that is because they cannot see our
hearts. But there is no fooling God. The
Bible says God prefers obedience - loving Him - over sacrifice – doing external things. Obedience begins in the heart. In Psalm
51, King David prayed .. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a
right spirit within me. In Matthew 5:8,
Jesus says “Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God”. Being right on the inside is only possible if
God does it, we cannot. Being right on the inside requires faith in Jesus and
submission to the Holy Spirit. Jesus,
speaking to the Pharisees who were really good at looking good, said “it is not the outside of the cup that
makes it unclean” Matthew 23:25-26 So you can be beautiful on the outside – even
seem very spiritual, and be quite the
contrary on the inside where it counts.
Why did God want us to know about these things? Because He knows that they are a problem for
us. Everyone in the world suffers from the same struggles. That is why the Gospel works in all countries
… we all have the same heart problem … and God has the cure for what ails us. ELGIN
Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)
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