Who are you becoming?

We are, today, the shadow of who we will be tomorrow. C. S. Lewis said it eloquently: “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit - immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. It is a serious thing to live in a society of possible gods and goddesses, to remember that the dullest and most uninteresting person you can talk to may one day be a creature which, if you saw it now, you would be strongly tempted to worship, or else a horror and a corruption such as you now meet, if at all, only in a nightmare. All day long we are, in some degree, helping each other to one or the other of these destinations.”

In short, through the redemption of Christ and the transformation of the Spirit, we can become beautiful residents in the Father’s House; or in the service of Self and left to sin, we will become horrific denizens of Hell! Life is not static, friend. We are moving either toward God or away from Him in each decision. It is His desire that we are ‘transformed by the renewing of our minds’ (Romans 12:2) so that we will understand and live in His will. Indeed, we are His ‘workmanship,’ and to the extent that we will cooperate with Him, can become a masterpiece, a work of divine artistry! (Ephesians 2:10)

Change begins with vision! An architect ‘sees’ a building before the masons lay the first stone. A teacher ‘sees’ the lesson before he says the first word. Do you see what God sees as you look at your life or do you see only the present chaos? He sees you as a holy man or woman, a person who loves others intensely, who has vanquished insecurity, fear, and self-loathing because of His love. He sees you as an ‘everlasting splendor,’ and He will do whatever it takes (the Cross is silent witness to this!) to break you free from the habits and sins that keep you from emerging as a saint. Will you cooperate with the process of metamorphosis?

How I thank God that I am not who I once was, nor I am yet all that I will be. I am a becomer! Are you?

Here’s a word from the Word. Believe it and begin the transformation.
"Whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image." (2 Corinthians 3:16-18, NLT)

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Deeper, deeper in the love of Jesus
Daily let me go;
Higher, higher in the school of wisdom,
More of grace to know.

Deeper, deeper! Blessed Holy Spirit,
Take me deeper still,
Till my life is wholly lost in Jesus
And His perfect will.

Deeper, deeper! Tho' it cost hard trials,
Deeper let me go!
Rooted in the holy love of Jesus,
Let me fruitful grow.
Deeper, higher, ev'ry day in Jesus,
Till all conflicts past
Finds me conqu'ror, and in His own image
perfected at last.

Oh, deeper yet, I pray,
And higher ev'ry day,
And wiser, blessed Lord,
In Thy precious holy Word.

Deeper Deeper
Jones, Charles P.

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