“But of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God””and righteousness and sanctification and redemption …” (1 Corinthians 1:30, NKJV)
“The most wonderful secret of living a holy life does not lie in imitating Jesus, but in letting the perfect qualities of Jesus exhibit themselves in my human flesh.
Sanctification means the impartation of the holy qualities of Jesus Christ to me. It is the gift of His patience, love, holiness, faith, purity, and godliness that is exhibited in and through every sanctified soul. Sanctification is not drawing from Jesus the power to be holy – it is drawing from Jesus the very holiness that was exhibited in Him, and that He now exhibits in me. Sanctification is an impartation, not an imitation … The perfection of everything is in Jesus Christ, and the mystery of sanctification is that all the perfect qualities of Jesus are at my disposal.”
(Oswald Chambers, My Utmost For His Highest, July 23)
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Today I am joining … Scripture & a Snapshot and Sunday Scripture Blessings and Selah .
Those are wonderful gifts we receive. Thank you Jesus.
I never realized that we actually draw from our LORD His very holiness rather than the power to be holy. Wow…..Amen. Thank you, Jesus!
This was revelatory to me as well.