A Compelling Testimony: Maintaining a Disciplined Walk, Christlike Character, and Godly Relationships as God's Servant

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e. The earth produces in an orderly way, from blade, to ear, to full grain, Mark 4.26-29 – And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. [27] He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how. [28] The earth produces by itself, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. [29] But when the grain is ripe, at once he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.” f. Saints are being transformed into the image of the Lord from one degree to another, 2 Cor. 3.18 – And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. g. The prophetic light of the Lord will shine in our lives until the full day dawns, 2 Pet. 1.19 – And we have something more sure, the prophetic word, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.

h. It is always too soon to quit the harvest of the Lord, Gal. 6.9 – And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.

i. We are to put off the old, renew our minds, and put on the new, Eph. 4.22-24 – to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, [23] and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, [24] and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.