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Christian Perfection

from My Utmost for His Highest, by Oswald Chambers

It is a trap to presume that God wants to make us perfect specimens of what He can do— God’s purpose is to make us one with Himself. The emphasis of holiness movements tends to be that God is producing specimens of holiness to put in His museum. If you accept this concept of personal holiness, your life’s determined purpose will not be for God, but for what you call the evidence of God in your life. How can we say, “It could never be God’s will for me to be sick”? If it was God’s will to bruise His own Son ( Isaiah 53:10 ), why shouldn’t He bruise you? What shines forth and reveals God in your life is not your relative consistency to an idea of what a saint should be, but your genuine, living relationship with Jesus Christ, and your unrestrained devotion to Him whether you are well or sick.

Christian perfection is not, and never can be, human perfection. Christian perfection is the perfection of a relationship with God that shows itself to be true even amid the seemingly unimportant aspects of human life. When you obey the call of Jesus Christ, the first thing that hits you is the pointlessness of the things you have to do. The next thought that strikes you is that other people seem to be living perfectly consistent lives. Such lives may leave you with the idea that God is unnecessary— that through your own human effort and devotion you can attain God’s standard for your life. In a fallen world this can never be done. I am called to live in such a perfect relationship with God that my life produces a yearning for God in the lives of others, not admiration for myself. Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God. God’s purpose is not to perfect me to make me a trophy in His showcase; He is getting me to the place where He can use me. Let Him do what He wants.

John 13:35

fishforpeople:

Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.

- Jesus

Mali Music - Higher

see previous post to listen

Verse 1- got saved been saved/ too saved been praisin and/ livin for me for a long long time/ workin hard stayin on that grind that’s right/ sayin u wanna be avaylable/ touchin lives and blessin souls/ never been ashamed of that ole gospel/ holdin on and ya show nuff wanna let go/ but there’s a little something I’ve noticed/ I held my tongue so you can stay focused but/ it’s been a while since u called my name/ or even prayed like u used to in the good ole days/ yea I see u shining like a star/ but I think you’ve gotten comfortable with where u are/ so much I wanna show ya/so much I have for ya.

Hook- so come up a little higher/ higher/ higher/ higher/ high… (repeat)

Verse 2- higher/ is where I wanna take ya/ further/ is where I want u to go/ wider/ every city every nation/ I/ I really love u so/ but u gotta go deeper/ gotta increase the word ya know/ so I can show a little more/ so u can preach the gospel/ eyes have not seen/ don’t nobody know/ what I have in store for u/ but to fly a little higher/ you gotta let your wing span grow/ just desire and want me/ keep your spirit man wanting/ don’t lose your zeal/ stay hungry

Hook/

Bridge- just put your trust in me/ I’ve got everything that u need/ hope you’re not afraid of heights/ if you are then you’ll be alright/ don’t close your eyes/spread your wings and fly/ get comfortable cuz this is your life/ high in the sky with me/ come on and fly with me/as we go high…

Hook/

Taste and See

An ongoing list of resources. Books, links, and more.

The Net Bible is a great online bible. Also see the ESV Bible, ESV Study Bible, Bible Gateway, and The One Year Bible

The classic daily devotional My Utmost for His Highest.

Bible.org’s Theology Program: A great series of free lessons on Christian Theology.

Relevant Revolution A great collection of sermon jams, which are selected sermons set to beats. There is also scripture set to beats as well.

Learn the Bible in 24hrs

first edition posted August 8th, 2009.

second posted November 11th, 2009.