Psalm 130:5-7
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning.
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
There are three kinds of examples of those who are rewarded for waiting patiently:
1) The hardworking farmer who waits for his crops.
2) The pregnant mother who waits patiently to deliver her child.
3) The watchman who waits patiently for the morning to come.
Have you ever thought why full redemption is with the Lord? Could it mean that there is a half or a third of redemption, or even a quarter? Is there a 30% or 60% or 100% of redemption with God? Could the child be aborted or could it not survive the pregnancy at all? What could make the child ready for a safe delivery? Who or what could make the difference in all of these end-results? What relevance does Christformation have with these end results?
The farmer and the pregnant mother could alter the end-results of their waiting by being careless or foolish because the end-results would still depend on human effort. Half of the help is from God and the other half is the effort of the farmer or the pregnant mother. Whereas, the breaking of the day is totally in the hands of Lord.The faithfulness of the morning is in His hands. He causes the sun to shine on the earth and calls it, day. He causes the moon to shine faithfully to call it, night. But the watchman could fall asleep and yet the morning would come. He could still be caught sleeping even when the sun had arisen. The watchman who watches faithfully will welcome the faithful breaking of day.
Full redemption is full Christformation in you. If you are foolish and careless about Christformation in you, even though you had believed in Christ, you may not have full redemption in you. You must wake-up from your sleep and slumber to 'watch and wait' for full Christformation in you. Like the 'Wise virgins' in the parable of the 'foolish and wise virgins' in Matthew chapter 25, you must do all you can to be ready with full Christformation in you before Christ our Lord, the Bridegroom returns to earth. You must be like the hardworking farmer and the caring mother who is pregnant to see the end-result of full Christformation in you. You must be careful and wise about Christformation in you and not be found sleeping when He comes.
He wants to give you full redemption or full Christformation in you. Do you really want this? Are you making every effort towards full Christformation in you before its too late?You cannot afford to be careless about full Christformation in you. You have to sow with tears before you could reap full Christformation in you with eternal joy. You have to obey the leading of God's Spirit in you for full Christformation in you. You should not be careless about this, if you truly desire full Christformation in you.
Matthew 5:6
New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
