Thanks be to God who always leads us in
triumph in Christ… —2 Corinthians 2:14
The proper view point 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 view point 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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