If anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new —2
Corinthians 5:17
What understanding do you have of the salvation of your
soul? The work of salvation means that in your real life things are
dramatically changed. You no longer look at things in the same way. Your
desires are new and the old things have lost their power to attract you. One of
the tests for determining if the work of salvation in your life is genuine is—
has God changed the things that really matter to you? If you still yearn for
the old things, it is absurd to talk about being born from above— you are
deceiving yourself. If you are born again, the Spirit of God makes the change
very evident in your real life and thought. And when a crisis comes, you are
the most amazed person on earth at the wonderful difference there is in you.
There is no possibility of imagining that you did it. It is this
complete and amazing change that is the very evidence that you are saved.
What difference has my salvation and sanctification made?
For instance, can I stand in the light of 1 Corinthians
13 , or do I squirm and evade the issue? True salvation, worked
out in me by the Holy Spirit, frees me completely. And as long as I “walk in
the light as He is in the light” (1 John 1:7),
God sees nothing to rebuke because His life is
working itself into every detailed part of my being, not on the conscious
level, but even deeper than my consciousness.
(Taken
from Oswald Chambers – “My Utmost for His Highest” November 12)