Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. —James 1:4
Many of us appear to be all right in general, but there are still some areas in which we are careless and lazy; it is not a matter of sin, but the remnants of our carnal life that tend to make us careless. Carelessness is an insult to the Holy Spirit. We should have no carelessness about us either in the way we worship God, or even in the way we eat and drink.
Not only must our relationship to God be right, but the outward expression of that relationship must also be right. Ultimately, God will allow nothing to escape; every detail of our lives is under His scrutiny. God will bring us back in countless ways to the same point over and over again. And He never tires of bringing us back to that one point until we learn the lesson, because His purpose is to produce the finished product. It may be a problem arising from our impulsive nature, but again and again, with the most persistent patience, God has brought us back to that one particular point. Or the problem may be our idle and wandering thinking, or our independent nature and self-interest. Through this process, God is trying to impress upon us the one thing that is not entirely right in our lives.
We have been having a wonderful time in our studies over the revealed truth of God’s redemption, and our hearts are perfect toward Him. And His wonderful work in us makes us know that overall we are right with Him. “Let patience have its perfect work….” The Holy Spirit speaking through James said, “Now let your patience become a finished product.” Beware of becoming careless over the small details of life and saying, “Oh, that will have to do for now.” Whatever it may be, God will point it out with persistence until we become entirely His.
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July 31 2015
Journal Entry for Today-JDV
Lord it seems as if Chambers is once again trying to make us pay more and more attention to our spiritual development; to make us come out of our sense of grace and wonder as he once again says…”Beware of becoming careless over the small details of life.” Lord, I do not want to worry about the small details of life; I really don’t want to beware of the big details of life either. Do I achieve greater spiritual growth and your approval by worrying about the small details of life?
And God says…”Worry about nothing but pray about everything. And in the area of your spiritual development, there is no work, worry or effort required other than your surrender and connection whereby you allow the Holy Spirit to live within you. I do not judge your spiritual growth and development, because all I see when I look at you is Jesus. Trust in Jesus, look to Him, and your life will be transformed NOT because you worried or worked over it but because the Holy Spirit transforms you. Acknowledge Me in all your ways and do not rely on your own ways, means and or worry and concern, and I will provide everything you require, including a changed life complete in all the small details.”
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