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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