(The Father’s Recreating Work and the Joy of His Unfailing Faithfulness)

July 1st reminds the believer that true spiritual transformation is not accomplished through self-improvement but through the Father’s recreating work. That work begins when the life yields to his purpose. As that new life unfolds, the believer increasingly discovers that every stage of the journey bears witness to the unwavering faithfulness of God.

The Father’s Recreating Work

Chambers writes:

“The moment you are willing for God to change your nature, His recreating force will begin to work.”
(My Utmost for His Highest)

Chambers directs attention to the true source of spiritual transformation.

The Christian life is not the gradual refinement of the old nature.

Neither is it the strengthening of the self until it becomes acceptable to God.

The Father begins something altogether new.

His purpose is the manifestation of the life of the Son.

This work begins where surrender begins.

The believer cannot recreate himself.

He can, however, become willing.

That willingness is not the power that accomplishes the work.

It is the posture that ceases resisting the Father’s operation.

The Holy Spirit works upon the human spirit, producing and strengthening the spirit of sonship so that the believer increasingly responds to the Father’s will.

As communion deepens, the new life becomes more evident.

Old patterns gradually lose their government.

The mind of Christ becomes increasingly formed.

The life of the Son finds freer expression.

Transformation is therefore not the achievement of the self.

It is the continuing work of God in a life that remains yielded to him.

A Life That Testifies to God’s Faithfulness

Spurgeon writes:

“Rejoice, O my soul, that thou art spared to testify of the faithfulness of the Lord.”
(Morning and Evening)

Spurgeon reminds the believer that every day preserved by God is another opportunity to bear witness to his faithfulness.

The believer’s testimony is not ultimately about personal strength.

It is about divine faithfulness.

Looking back, we often see many reasons why we should have failed.

Moments of weakness.

Seasons of uncertainty.

Trials we could never have endured alone.

Yet the Father remained faithful.

He sustained.

He corrected.

He restored.

He continued his work.

Thus the believer’s life becomes a testimony, not to human perseverance, but to the constancy of God.

The longer one walks with the Father, the more clearly this truth appears.

His faithfulness exceeds our understanding.

His patience exceeds our failures.

His purpose continues despite our weakness.

Where the Two Meet: God’s Work Reveals God’s Faithfulness

These truths belong together beautifully.

Chambers reminds us that God is the one who recreates the life.

Spurgeon reminds us that God is faithful to complete what he has begun.

The believer’s confidence therefore rests in neither his willingness nor his progress.

It rests in the character of God.

The Father begins the work.

The Father continues the work.

The Father receives the glory for the work.

One truth concerns transformation.

The other concerns preservation.

Together they assure the believer that the same God who recreates the life also faithfully sustains it until his purpose is fulfilled.

Pastoral Orientation

July 1st calls for surrender and gratitude.

Do not attempt to transform yourself.

Yield your life to the Father’s recreating work.

Do not overlook the evidence of God’s faithfulness.

Let every preserved day become another testimony to his unfailing care.

As you continue walking “after the spirit,” you will find that transformation comes through continual responsiveness to the Father’s operation, and that every step of the journey becomes another witness to his enduring faithfulness.

Yield yourself to his work.

Rejoice in his faithfulness.

And you will discover a life that is continually being renewed through the Father’s recreating power, while bearing joyful witness to the unfailing faithfulness that has sustained the spirit of sonship from the beginning and will continue until his purpose is fully revealed.