The wonder of God's spirit living in us is beyond our understanding but there is no other way to know Him personally. King David wrote about God's intimate knowledge of our innermost being. We are to understand that every detail of our lives was known before God made the earth. The Spirit works within us having full knowledge of our needs in each situation. With His knowledge we are protected from the Devil and a temple for our God is maintained. Jesus in us, makes our life fit for service in God's army. Our Lord has asked us to help bring in the harvest and there is no time to waste.
We must be serious about living for our Creator and never abandon the truth which the Lord has revealed to us. Christians must use the discipline they find in their love of Jesus to train themselves in a life of Godliness. Each of us should be devoted to love, faith and purity. Paul asked Timothy to take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for doing this thous shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.(1 Tim 4:16)
Although the Spirit lives in us and urges us into holiness, it is also necessary for us to have a working knowledge of the Scriptures. The problems of our daily life give us the opportunity to trust the Lord for a spiritual solution. The understanding of Biblical principles which we have assimilated during our Christian walk, is the foundation the Spirit builds upon. Looking back on a problem's solution usually gives a better understanding of the power contained in the scriptures.
The process of setting a person apart from the world to be a child of God is called "sanctification". Perfect sanctification is to care only about the desires of God and abandoning all our own natural ways. Peter refers to this process and mentions the Trinities involvement, Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. (1 Peter 1:2) This verse tells us that sanctification is brought to us by the Spirit just as everything else is our spiritual life is through Him.
You will observe in this address of Peter's that obedience is the one word of instruction that is directed to us. This word is always our part in a relationship with God, and it reveals how necessary it is to have the Holy Spirit in us to help us understand what God wants us to do. Holiness does not come to us naturally, therefore it is essential that we obey God and learn to walk with His help. The Old Testament speaks of the beauty of holiness and we should desire to have this beauty in our lives.
Some church people find that they do not really desire the holiness of God in their life. If we do not long for the Holiness of God; why do we believe He is our Father? The world today has a strong pull into its downward spiral and the children of the world enjoy drifting into its pleasures. It is different with Christians because we have spiritual bread to eat which gives us strength to go against the current each day. This bread is Jesus and he was broken to provide the food we need for spiritual victories.
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