. . . present . . . your members as instruments of righteousness to God —Romans 6:13
The greatest need we have is not to do things, but to believe things. We build on the foundation of the atonement by the Cross of Christ by our trust in that atonement. And that trust is exhibited in practical, unassuming ways in my life. Obedience means that I have completely placed my trust in the atonement, and my obedience is immediately met by the delight of the supernatural grace of God.
When we keep trying to do without first faith, we fail. When we place faith first, works arise from our belief. A novel I am reading asks an important question. What are you willing to die for? For the Christian, we are willing to die for our faith, for Our Lord. That death may be a physical martyrdom; but more likely it will be a death to control over our lives and a substitution of a faith in the controlling love of God and the grace that flows from it, presenting our members as instruments of righteousness to God.
A violin makes beautiful music; but only in the hands of the Master.
Nick
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