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Nothing is so small or trivial as to escape the attention of God’s sovereign control; nothing is so great as to be beyond His power to control it.

God never pursues His glory at the expense of the good of His people, nor does He ever seek our good t the expense of His glory. He has designed His eternal purpose so that His glory and our good are inextricably bound together. What comfort and encouragement this should be to us.

Quite possibly there is no greater conformity to the world among evangelical Christians today than the way in which we, instead of presenting our bodies as holy sacrifices, pamper and indulge them in defiance of our better judgment and our Christian purpose in life.

Fellowship is much, much more than food and fun and even more than reading and studying the Scriptures with another believer. Fellowship at times may involve blood, sweat, and tears as we stand side by side with our persecuted brothers and sisters.

Every sin we commit reinforces the habit of sinning and makes it easier to sin. In the previous chapter we discussed the importance of guarding our minds and emotions, since these faculties are the channels through which the various compelling forces reach our wills. But it is also important that we understand how our habits influence our wills.

Run, John, run. The law commands But gives neither feet nor hands. Better news the gospel brings; It bids me fly and gives me wings.

All my labors are marred by sin and imperfection. As I think of every act I have ever done for God, I can only cry out, ‘Oh, God, forgive the iniquity of my holy things.’”5.

The reason most of us do not see opportunities to serve is that we are continually thinking about ourselves instead of others.

We do not know why God allowed the enemies of His people to prevail at one time and restrained them at another. It is enough to know that God can and does restrain the harmful acts of others toward us when that is His sovereign will. Furthermore, God, in His infinite wisdom and love, intends that good ultimately comes from those harmful acts. The.

If we are to trust God, we must learn to see that He is continuously at work in every aspect and every moment of our lives.

Whether before breakfast or after, morning or evening, the point is we must all arrange our schedules to provide for this daily intake of the Word of God.

We may feel that a particular habit ’isn’t too bad,’but continually giving in to that habit weakens our wills against the onslaughts of temptation from other directions.

We honor God by choosing to trust Him when we don’t understand what He is doing or why He has allowed some adverse circumstance to occur.

It is relatively easy to serve those above us – even the world expects this – but Jesus served downward.

Regardless of how helpful an item or body of knowledge may be to society, if it does not have as its final purpose the glory of God, it remains defective.

But the holiness of Jesus was more than simply the absence of actual sin. It was also a perfect conformity to the will of His Father.

Contentment with what we have – whether it is possessions, or station in life, or mental or physical abilities – is worth far, far more than all the things we don’t have.

We are to humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand, approaching every relationship and every circumstance in reference to Him.

Grace is not a matter of God’s making up the difference, but of God’s providing all the “cost” of salvation through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Though the power for godly character comes from Christ, the responsibility for developing and displaying that character is ours.

If you are going to experience the joy of your freedom in Christ, you have to decide whether you will please God or people.

Inner conflict and turmoil often result in conflict with others, so we must achieve inner peace to effectively pursue peace with others.

Obeying the revealed will of God and trusting Him for the results.

We can develop the habit of thinking thoughts that are pure, true, and good. We can develop the habits of prayer and meditating on the Scriptures. But these habits will only be developed through frequent repetition.

Many Christians have what we might call a “cultural holiness”. They adapt to the character and behavior pattern of Christians around them. As the Christian culture around them is more or less holy, so these Christians are more or less holy. But God has not called us to be like those around us. He has called us to be like himself. Holiness is nothing less than conformity to the character of God.

Truth is we must plant and we must water if we are to make progress with our children in holiness but only the Holy Spirit can change our children more and more into the likeness of Jesus. Our problem is we tend to depend upon our planting and watering rather than the Lord.

For an action to be truly obedient to God, it must be done from a motivation of genuine love and gratitude to Him.

In order to trust God, we must always view our adverse circumstances through the eyes of faith, not of sense.

Some days we may be more acutely conscious of our sinfulness and hence more aware of our need of His grace, but there is never a day when we can stand before Him on our own two feet of performance, when we are worthy enough to deserve His blessing.

Faith in Christ and a reliance on ourselves, even to the smallest degree, are mutually exclusive.

Which of us, then, does not offend frequently with our tongue? The real problem, however, is not our tongues but our hearts.

The pursuit of holiness requires sustained and vigorous effort. It allows for no indolence, no lethargy, no halfhearted commitment, and no laissez faire attitude toward even the smallest sins. In short, it demands the highest priority in the life of a Christian, because to be holy is to be like Christ – God’s goal for every Christian.

Christ’s whole demeanor was such that people were often restful in His presence. This effect is another outworking of the grace of gentleness. People are at rest, or at ease, around the Christian who is truly gentle.

Too many of us focus on the outward structure of character and conduct without taking the time to build the inward foundation of devotion to God. This often results in a cold morality or legalism, or, even worse, self-righteousness and spiritual pride.

I warmly commend it to all Christians who want to grow in their faith.

We are brought into God’s kingdom by grace; we are sanctified by grace; we receive both temporal and spiritual blessings by grace; we are motivated to obedience by grace; we are called to serve and enabled to serve by grace; we receive strength to endure trials by grace; and finally, we are glorified by grace. The entire Christian life is lived under the reign of God’s grace.

We insist that God must surely lead everyone as we believe He has led us. We refuse to allow God the freedom to deal with each of us as individuals. When we think like that, we are legalistic.

What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus.”2.

The knowledge of His sovereignty is meant to be an encouragement to pray, not an excuse to lapse into a sort of pious fatalism.

The sovereignty of God is often questioned because man does not understand what God is doing. Because He does not act as we think He should, we conclude He cannot act as we think He would. GOD.

We don’t have to start all over again and try to keep the slate clean. There is no more slate.

Every day is important for us because it is a day ordained by God.

We must allow the Bible to say what is says, not what we think it ought to say.

God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the hearts of people – either Christians or non Christians, it makes no difference – that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans.

The level of our obedience is most often determined by the behavior standard of other Christians around us.

No one can act outside of God’s sovereign will or against it. Centuries ago, Augustine said, “Nothing, therefore, happens unless the Omnipotent wills it to happen: he either permits it to happen, or he brings it about himself.”5.

God’s love to us cannot fail any more than His love to Christ can fail.

How then can we deal with our tendency toward worldliness? It is not by determining that we will not be worldly, but by committing ourselves to becoming more godly.

We all want Grace, but we cannot enjoy Grace when there is an attitude of comparing.

God will never allow any action against you that is not in accord with His will for you. And His will is always directed to our good.

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