Pressing on

Ο δε ειπεν αυτοις· Δια τουτο πας γραμματευς μαθητευθεις εις την βασιλειαν των ουρανων ομοιος εστιν ανθρωπω οικοδεσποτη οστις εκβαλλει εκ του θησαυρου αυτου καινα και παλαια.

Then said he unto them, “Therefore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things new and old.”

Matthew 13:52

Hopefully I am like that householder bringing ‘out of his treasure things new and old.’ I like to go back through this blog and find old posts that could be aired again. This short one is from August, 2006…

Trusting in God, who makes use even of our mistakes and failures, the Christian pilgrim presses on, not looking back (cf. Philippians 3:12-14), not even judging oneself, leaving all judgment to Him (cf. 1 Corinthians 4:3), knowing that everything works out for the best for those who love Him (cf. Romans 8:28). There is no loss with Jesus.

Trusting in God, who makes use of our weaknesses to train us for a weight of glory that is all out of proportion to them (cf. 2 Corinthians 4:7-12, 17), we push against our weaknesses as a weight lifter pushes against the weights, to build spiritual muscle, until the Lord, our trainer, moves us to the next exercise.

In short, through Jesus Christ, all that binds us can and will be not only overcome but transformed, as we are changed through Him into the Image that we reflect (cf. 2 Corinthians 3:18).