Living a Life of Purpose
C.S. Lewis said, “The command ‘be you perfect as I am perfect’ is not impossible for us to accomplish. God is going to make us into creatures who can obey that command. If we let Him, if we choose, He will make the filthiest and feeblest of us into a dazzling, radiant, immortal creature, pulsating throughout with such energy and joy and wisdom and love as we cannot now imagine, a bright stainless mirror which reflects back to God perfectly His own boundless power, delight and goodness. The process will be long and in parts very painful, but that is what we are in for. Nothing less. He meant what He said.”
When we come to know intimately Jesus Christ, as new creations, there are no limits to what we may become.
The amazing thing about God in His relationship with us is that He gives what He commands.
God has indeed called us to live a life of holiness – you shall be holy for I am holy.
Spurgeon said that “holiness is the architectural plan upon which God builds up His living temple.”
It is His command and His plan that we be holy. Our English word “holiness” comes from a root word which means whole, complete, health, sound, perfect in potentiality.
The power to grow and become like God is implanted in us at the beginning of our lives. A seed of spiritual excellence is buried within just waiting on light and fire to come to life.
Ephesians 5:1: Therefore be imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]. Not only do we possess an innate capability of becoming like God, but the self-same energy that makes God holy dwells in us and blends itself with our life.
Since His life is within us, no limit can be put on our spiritual development.
