Many Christians think that when they are born again that is the end. I once spoke about the strong challenge of the Beatitudes and how we can live a victorious life if we hunger and thirst after righteousness. Victory means a surrender of self from head to foot, again and again. I asked a dear Christian woman what her answer was. She said, “I surrendered twelve years ago when I accepted Jesus as my Saviour.” But the Bible says, “be filled with the Holy Spirit,” a newborn baby has to grow.
I have known the Lord Jesus for eighty years. As I studied the Bible in writing these messages, I had to surrender and be cleansed and be filled again and again.
I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. (John 10:10)
We praise You. Lord Jesus, that You not only gave us life when we were born again but Your Word and Your Holy Spirit also make us grow into the life abundant.
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