Thanks be to God who
always leads us in triumph in Christ… —2 Corinthians 2:14
The proper perspective
of a servant of God must not simply be as near to the highest as he can get,
but it must be the highest. Be careful that you vigorously maintain
God’s perspective, and remember that it must be done every day, little by
little. Don’t think on a finite level. No outside power can touch the proper
perspective.
The proper perspective
to maintain is that we are here for only one purpose— to be captives marching
in the procession of Christ’s triumphs. We are not on display in God’s
showcase— we are here to exhibit only one thing— the “captivity [of our lives]
to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5). How small all the other
perspectives are! For example, the ones that say, “I am standing all alone,
battling for Jesus,” or, “I have to maintain the cause of Christ and hold down
this fort for Him.” But Paul said, in essence, “I am in the procession of a
conqueror, and it doesn’t matter what the difficulties are, for I am always led
in triumph.” Is this idea being worked out practically in us? Paul’s secret joy
was that God took him as a blatant rebel against Jesus Christ, and made him a
captive— and that became his purpose. It was Paul’s joy to be a captive of the
Lord, and he had no other interest in heaven or on earth. It is a shameful
thing for a Christian to talk about getting the victory. We should belong so
completely to the Victor that it is always His victory, and “we are more than
conquerors through Him…” (Romans 8:37).
“We are to God the
fragrance of Christ…” (2 Corinthians 2:15). We are encompassed with the sweet
aroma of Jesus, and wherever we go we are a wonderful refreshment to God.
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