Ten Great Truths That Make God's Last Days Message Unique
NUMBER EIGHT: "A higher motivation becomes realized as we come closer to the end: we become concerned more for the glory and honor of Christ that He be victorious in the ‘great controversy’ than we are concerned for our own security. This change in heart is a miracle!"
"Holy" acquisitiveness is not the goal of the pure true gospel of Christ. Yes, it's nice when we can graduate out of the selfish desire to acquire earthly real estate and can be concerned to acquire some heavenly real estate; this is generally considered real progress in spirituality.
But it's still "self" in a serious way, though we may not realize it. It's a step in our pilgrim journey but it's not our spiritual destination.
Acquisitiveness is the desire for reward; Jesus gave up that desire. He "emptied Himself" (Phil 2:5-8).
Someone may say that it's impossible for us mortal sinners to do that, to "empty" ourselves; but our beloved brother Paul says, "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus." So, it IS possible, or he would not say that we should stop hindering what the Holy Spirit wants to do within us.
The word "righteousness" applies only to the Lord Jesus Christ; but the time must come and by the grace of the Lord Jesus it WILL come--when His imputed righteousness becomes imparted righteousness, and becomes our character, too.
That work is the complement on earth of the cleansing of the sanctuary, which takes place in heaven.
By the grace of the Lord, more tomorrow!
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