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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Three Temptations of Christ, #7
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not in the appetites of the flesh, but after the Spirit. (Romans 8:4)
In the first area of redemption, that of initial salvation, we die to the world and are raised in Christ to the right hand of the Father in Heaven.
In the second area of redemption, that of sanctification, we die to the works of the flesh, to our fleshly nature, and are raised into the life lived in the wisdom and power of the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit predominates in the area of sanctification. Christ is emphasized when we pass from death to life. The Holy Spirit is emphasized while we are being sanctified. God the Father comes to our attention while we are being taught difficult lessons of obedience.
However, the Church always worships and glorifies Christ. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin and leads us to Christ when we begin the program of salvation. God the Father is in and through every aspect of our redemption, for we belong to God and are given to Christ by Him.
The responsibility of the Holy Spirit is to lead us, instruct us, and to build us up in preparation for our presentation to the Lord Jesus Christ as the glorious Church without spot or wrinkle.
The area of sanctification is one of instruction, of preparation for greater blessings yet to come, of the testimony of the Person, will, and way of God.
The Holy Spirit enables us to live by the Scriptures and to teach others of the Scriptures. The Holy Spirit leads us as we share with others our personal experiences with Christ. The Spirit imparts to us gifts and ministries. Through the anointing of the Spirit, the Word of Christ is confirmed with mighty signs and wonders.
The Holy Spirit works night and day forming Christ in us. He intends to bring us into the image of Christ and into oneness with Christ. If we will cooperate with the Spirit He will set us apart as holy to the Lord. He is the Holy Spirit.
It is the will of God that the members of the Body of Christ follow the Holy Spirit into putting to death the deeds of the body. If the Holy Spirit is not leading us into the conquest of the deeds of our flesh we are not sons of God. The sons of God are those who are led by the Spirit into righteous, holy, and obedient behavior.
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. (Galatians 5:16)
Although deliverance from the bondages of the flesh requires a period of time (we are not brought into sinless perfection overnight), our redemption in this area is as definite, as real, as certain, as our initial step of salvation.
In time past we may not have understood how to overcome our sinning, and so we have put our trust in Christ and have left the problem with Him. Now He is showing us that if we will allow the Holy Spirit to do so, the Spirit will enable us to wash our robes in the blood of the Lamb, making them sparkling white in the righteous conduct that God requires.
To be continued.