There are things in your life that Jesus doesn’t want there. That’s true about my life as well. There are attitudes, habits, motives and opinions in every heart belonging to Him that He wants to get rid of. That doesn’t mean He doesn’t love you, because He all-the-way loves you. That doesn’t mean that He doesn’t accept you, because you couldn’t be any more accepted by Him. That doesn’t change the fact that God has declared you totally and completely righteous in His sight, because if you have trusted in Jesus, He has most definitely declared you not only forgiven but completely righteous in His eyes. What we’re talking about here is the ground-level, everyday work of sanctification - which is just a big, fancy word to describe the process we are all in of being actually changed by Jesus into different people who are more like Him. He loves you just the way you are and accepts you totally today, but He doesn’t want to leave you there. One of the sweetest and most encouraging verses in Scripture is Philippians 1:6 which says, “He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Now, that is a beautiful and comforting promise that assures me that no matter what, God isn’t finished with me yet; but it isn’t just a promise. You see, it’s also a threat. Jesus isn’t going to let us stay the way we are. He’s coming after the hate, the prejudice and selfishness of my heart and yours. He will win and we will love the result. The only question is, how long and painful will the process be?
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