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1 | His appearing | 2 Tim 4:8 | vacindak | 12821 | ||
Why do we love His appearing? Why should we love to remember Him each week? "Beloved, now are we the children of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is. And every man that hath this hope in Him purifieth himself even as He is pure" 1Jn 3:2,3. As disciples, we would be like our Master (Mt 10:25). The more we become like Him in this life the less drastic a change there will be when we see Him. When we gather to remember Him we can be changed a little more into His image. The more we become like Him, the more we want to be like Him so that "I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness" Ps 17:15. Are you looking forward to His return, are you remembering Him till He comes? Lord, we are thine, we praise Thy love, one with Thy saints, all one in Thee; We would, until we meet above, in all our ways remember Thee. James Deck |
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2 | His appearing | 2 Tim 4:8 | Makarios | 12841 | ||
"The Spiritually Self-Seeking Church “till we all come to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ” (Ephesians 4:13). Reconciliation means the restoring of the relationship between the entire human race and God, putting it back to what God designed it to be. This is what Jesus Christ did in redemption. The church ceases to be spiritual when it becomes self-seeking, only interested in the development of its own organization. The reconciliation of the human race according to His plan means realizing Him not only in our lives individually, but also in our lives collectively. Jesus Christ sent apostles and teachers for this very purpose—that the corporate Person of Christ and His church, made up of many members, might be brought into being and made known. We are not here to develop a spiritual life of our own, or to enjoy a quiet spiritual retreat. We are here to have the full realization of Jesus Christ, for the purpose of building His body. Am I building up the body of Christ, or am I only concerned about my own personal development? The essential thing is my personal relationship with Jesus Christ—“ that I may know Him ” (Philippians 3:10). To fulfill God’s perfect design for me requires my total surrender—complete abandonment of myself to Him. Whenever I only want things for myself, the relationship is distorted. And I will suffer great humiliation once I come to acknowledge and understand that I have not really been concerned about realizing Jesus Christ Himself, but only concerned with knowing what He has done for me. My goal is God Himself, not joy nor peace, Nor even blessing, but Himself, my God." Taken from "My Utmost for His Highest" by Oswald Chambers - his Daily Devotional (07/12). --Nolan |
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