Agree with God, and be at peace; thereby good will come to you. -- Job 22:21
If we are made in the “image and likeness” of God, how can
we know who we are without knowing Him?
How can we know Him without being willing to accept who we are? This is not a catch we can resolve apart from
God’s revelation of Himself, and such an unveiling disturbs the pride and
self-sufficiency of man.
When we see the holiness and power of the Almighty in
contrast to our sin, weakness, and mortality, we are abashed and without hope
that we could ever meet His standards.
Simply reading through the Sermon on the Mount is enough to leave the swiftest
and most ardent pursuer of God gasping in the dust. But this is who we are in Christ. The Cross makes all the difference, the
exchange of His life for our death, His strength for our weakness, His conquest
for our defeat.
All the Lord asks is that we agree with Him, accept His
revelation – especially of Himself in Christ Jesus. We will never find peace in this world until
we acquaint ourselves with Him.
And we all, with
unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the
same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord
who is the Spirit (2 Corinthians 3:18)
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