“And so we are
transfigured much like the Messiah, our lives gradually becoming brighter and
more beautiful as God enters our lives and we become like him.” – 2 Cor 3:
18
WHAT hope do we have of ever fulfilling a statement that we can
gradually become like Christ, the greatest figure in history? None. Zero. No
hope. Not a chance on earth, or in hell for that matter – if we try to rely on
ourselves. We can’t trust ourselves, that’s for sure. We’re weak; we waver, we
change like the wind.
But God’s promise depends
on just that – we must not depend on trusting ourselves. Our entire trust must
rest on the authority of God, through Christ. Our confidence must be in the One
who never fails and who sent Christ to save us and mentor us. Forget the
motivational speakers – pray every day to have less confidence in your own
flesh and to not get in the way of God’s Holy Spirit at work on us.
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