That being justified by his
grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. Titus 3:7
Every human being is in a state of passing
from what he was to what he is to be—and this is as true of the Christian as of
every other person.
The new birth does not produce the finished
product. The new thing that is born of God is as far from completeness as the
new baby born into this world an hour ago.
That new human being, the moment he is born,
is placed in the hands of powerful molding forces that go far to determine
whether he shall be an upright citizen or a criminal. The one hope for him is
that he can later choose which forces shall shape him, and by the exercise of
his own power of choice he can place himself in the right hands.
It is not otherwise with the Christian. He
can fashion himself by placing himself in the hands first of the supreme
Artist, God, and then by subjecting himself to such holy influences and such
formative powers as shall make him into a man of God.
Or he may foolishly trust himself to
unworthy hands and become at last a misshapen and inartistic vessel, of little
use to mankind and a poor example of the skill of the heavenly Potter.
The wise Christian will take advantage of
every proper means of grace: he has but to cooperate with God in embracing the
good. God Himself will do the rest!
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