Thankfully, when the Lord reveals His judgement upon the iniquity that is in our heart, He does not want us to remain in this wretched state. In fact, He will become quite angry with us if we refuse to deal with our uncleanness after He has revealed our condition to us! However, if we obediently respond in repentance and faith to the word that we have received, we are invited to join the fellowship of Christ’s offering. Why? Because it is in this fellowship that we are being washed and cleansed of our sin and uncleanness, and are recovered to be the son whom we were called and elected to be! Eph 5:25-27.

The apostle John declared that ‘if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.’ 1Jn 1:7. In the fellowship of Christ’s offering and sufferings, the wretched become full of hope, the miserable sing with everlasting joy, the poor become rich, the blind receive sight, and the naked are clothed with robes of righteousness! Isa 61:1-3.

As our great High Priest, Christ priests to us our participation in His offering each day, through the many and varied situations and difficulties that befall us. As we receive our circumstances from His hand, and remain joined to His offering, we find that the carnality that He was addressing in us is being progressively circumcised from our heart. At the same time, the love of God is being poured into our heart, causing us to keep growing in our sonship. In this fellowship, we are being changed from ‘glory to glory’ as sons of God. 2Co 3:18.

As we remain committed to this process of change and keep choosing to walk in obedience to the word of our name, we are making our call and election sure, every day. We are walking on the pathway that Christ has pioneered for us as our abundant entry into His everlasting kingdom.