I came across another quote the other day and I can’t remember where I found this one either. It made me think of our relationship with our LORD. “Relationships don’t come packaged in perfection—they only come wrapped with potential—and they can’t survive if only one half is doing all the work.”
“But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.” [John 14:26 NLT]
As Christians, we have a relationship with the Living God. Like all relationships it won’t work if God is doing all the work.
I understand that God does DO all the work of salvation through Christ Jesus’ death, resurrection and ascension. I understand that He provides ALL the grace and strength we need. I understand that the Holy Spirit comes to live inside our hearts and has the job of teaching us the ways and truth of our Holy God and our salvation.
But I also know that we can refuse to learn. In Romans 12:1-2 Paul writes, “I plead with you to give your bodies to God,” and “…let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” [NLT]
Look at those three words … plead, let, and learn. We have our work to do in this relationship with our LORD and Savior. Let’s do it well.