Till You Are Entirely His
Let your endurance be a finished product, so that you may be finished and
complete, with never a defect. - James 1:4 (MOFFATT)
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Many of us are all right in the main, but there are some domains in which we
are slovenly. It is not a question of sin, but of the remnants of the carnal
life which are apt to make us slovenly. Slovenliness is an insult to the
Holy Ghost. There should be nothing slovenly, whether it be in the way we
eat and drink, or in the way we worship God.
Not only must our relationship to God be right, but the external expression
of that relationship must be right. Ultimately God will let nothing escape,
every detail is under His scrutiny. In numberless ways God will bring us
back to the same point over and over again. He never tires of bringing us to
the one point until we learn the lesson, because He is producing the
finished product. It may be a question of impulse, and again and again, with
the most persistent patience, God has brought us back to the one particular
point; or it may be mental wool-gathering, or independent individuality. God
is trying to impress upon us the one thing that is not entirely right.
We have been having a wonderful time this Session over the revelation of
God's Redemption, our hearts are perfect towards Him; His wonderful work in
us makes us know that in the main we are right with Him. "Now," says the
Spirit, through St. James, "let your endurance be a finished product." Watch
the slipshod bits - "Oh, that will have to do for now." Whatever it is, God
will point it out with persistence until we are entirely His.
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Victoria E Gilkerson
