Short-Term Thinking vs. Long-Term Formation wk. 9-5

Glory to the Lord our God, hallelujah. Tuesday, March 3, 2026. This is the day that the Lord

has made. I shall rejoice and be glad in it.

Grace and peace, family. My name is Arjan. I welcome you to another episode of God is faithful

and just with all things being relational. And indeed, this is the day that the Lord has made

family and how in the world are you aware in the world? How are you doing today? How is

how is this spiritual formation, you know, this transformation of being renewed

into the very image of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Savior, day by day? How is it going for you, family?

Indeed, how are you how are you fearing in your day to day activities, your conversations,

your relationships, you know, your transactions and the things that you do, you know, whether

you're paying your bills, whether you go into the grocery store shopping, whether you're shopping

or lying, whether you're having conversation or you're conversing with your brothers and sisters

in Christ or your family members at home, perhaps you're going to small groups and you're conversing

with those there. How are things going with you? Do you see the transformation that is taking place

in you knowing that as long as we rest, as long as we abide, as long as we yield to the Holy Spirit,

we are continuing to be an alignment with Him. Now, and I say as long as, and I say as long as we

continue to these things, we will recognize and discern what it is that He's doing, right? Because

it doesn't necessarily stop what He's doing because God is faithful. The Holy Spirit, Jesus,

He is faithful. He is going to do what He has designed and promised that He would do

regardless of what we do, right? Because if what He did was contingent upon what we did,

He would be all over the place. He wouldn't be faithful. He wouldn't be consistent. You know,

He wouldn't be God. So I am thankful, family, and I hope indeed that you are thankful for

what God is doing, what He has begun, even as we're reading our scripture to remember this week,

you know, knowing that He has begun a good work in us and He is sure to complete it even

until the day of Christ. We know that we are God's workmanship created in Christ, Jesus,

unto good works which God has before or day, that we should walk in. We know that we are

designed to take His yoke upon us and learn of Him for His humble and lowly of heart.

For His yoke is easy, His burden is light. Family, we have the perfect formation which is Christ,

Jesus. He is our He is the one that is discipling us and we are thankful. The Holy Spirit is

discipling us and I am thankful, family, and I hope indeed that you are as well and I hope you

realize that because He who dwells in you, there is nothing impossible for you to do and I know

that's hard to grasp but it's the truth. Think about it. God dwells inside you.

So Father God, Holy Spirit, Jesus our Lord and Savior. We thank you on today. We thank you

right now. We thank you for being God. Thank you for allowing us to see you and know you

to acknowledge your presence to welcome you to be in alignment with that which you are doing

knowing that when we are in a place of agreement with you, the place of agreement is the point

in the place of power. So we thank for Lord God. We thank for Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you, Holy

Spirit. Thank you for creating in us a clean heart renewing in us the right spirit causing us to

walk uprightly before you to know you to see you to embrace you to welcome you to be in

tune and align with you and that which you are doing. We recognize that you continue to bless our

family. You continue to bless our finances, our resources. Even more than that you continue to

bless our relationships, Lord Father God. We thank for Lord God. Thank you for my darling,

great is my beautiful and loving wife, my covenant partner, my helper. Thank you for my strength

for her beauty inside it out, Lord God. Thank you for the mind that you have bestowed upon us to

love you, to seek you, to search you, to know you. Thank you for our loving family that you

continue to form and conform to the very image of your dear son Jesus Christ. Thank you for your

protection, your provision. Thank you for the brothers and sisters in the body and Christ

on all that you would have for them to do, see and be. That you will be done even this day as we

lean into receiving this day our dearly bread. Be not just here as a word but do as well that you

Jesus might receive all the honor, praise and glory and it's in your magnificent name that we pray.

Family indeed. God is truly good and the Holy Spirit thank you, Holy Spirit, for our scripture

of the week to remember Philippians chapter 1 verse 6. I am sure this that he who

began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

We are very hallelujah. The contrast and comparison of the Holy Spirit has extracted from this

scripture for us today is short-term thinking versus long-term formation. Glory hallelujah

and the pastures and perspectives are life under God and life with God. The life under God

posture and perspective is we expect instant transformation but the life with God posture and

perspective says we embrace lifelong formation. The scripture family that the Lord has given us

to flesh out this concept of short-term transformation versus long-term formation is second Corinthians

chapter 3 verse 18 which basically states that we're being transformed from glory to glory.

However family you already know we're going to read not just that one particular verse but we're

going to read starting from verse 7 to verse 18 from the English standard version. Holy Spirit

open up our minds and our hearts to receive this day what it is that you have to say that your

word may take root and our hearts our minds are so and that you and we may be a fruit of your Holy

Spirit that you might be glorified. Chapter 18 I'm sorry second Corinthians chapter 3 verse 7

to 18 the English standard version. Now if the ministry of death carved in letters on stone

came with such glory that the Israelites cannot gaze at Moses's face because of its glory which

was being brought to an end will not the ministry of the Spirit have it even more glory?

For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation the ministry of righteousness must

far exceeded in glory indeed in this case what once had glory has come to have no glory at all

because of the glory that surpasses it for if what was being brought to an end came with glory much

more or what is permanent have glory since we have such a hope we are very bold not like Moses

who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what

was being brought to an end but their minds were hardened for to this day when they read the old

covenant that same veil remains unlisted because only through Christ is it taken away yes to this day

whenever Moses read a veil lies over their hearts but when one turns to the Lord the veil is removed

now the Lord is the Spirit and with the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom and we all with

unveiled face behold 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 glory hallelujah now family

yes thank you all the Spirit you know I wanted or in fact I want to explain this portion of scripture

but but right now if if if you have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside you and you seek what is saying

you will discern what he is saying in fact in fact while you are sensing the presence of God the Holy

Spirit I'm going to read that portion of scripture that same portion of scripture again from the passion

translation 2nd Corinthians chapter 3 verses 7 through 18 and they titled it the glorious ministry

of the Spirit have your way Holy Spirit even the ministry that was characterized by chisel

letters on stone tablets came with a dazzling measure of glory though it produced death

the Israelites couldn't bear to gaze on the growing face of Moses because of the radiant

splendor shining from his countenance a glory destined to fade away yet how much more radiant is this

new and glorious ministry of the Spirit that shines from us for the former ministry of condemnation

was ushered in with a measure of glory how much more does the ministry that imparts righteousness far

excel in glory what once was glorious no longer holds in in glory because of the increasingly

greater glory that has replaced it the fading ministry came with a portion of glory but now we embrace

the unfading ministry of a permanent impartation of glory so then with this amazing hope living in us

we step out in freedom and boldness to speak the truth we are not like Moses who used the veil to

hide the glory to keep the Israelites from staring at him as it faded away their minds were closed

and hardened for even to this day that same veil comes over their minds when they hear the words

of the former covenant the veil has not yet been lifted from them for it is only eliminated

when one is joined to the Messiah Jesus Christ so until now whenever the Old Testament is being read

the same blinding comes over their hearts but the moment one turns to the Lord Jesus with an open

heart the veil is lifted and they see now the Lord I'm referring to is the Holy Spirit

and wherever he is wherever he is Lord there is freedom we can all draw close to him with the

veil removed from our faces and with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect

the glory of the Lord Jesus we are being transformed into his very image as we move from

one brighter level of glory to another and this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord

who is the Spirit glory hallelujah family now I hope you caught I believe the Holy Spirit

allows you to see what was being said Paul describes transformation as a gradual ongoing process

mirroring the long-term completion of God promises and felipias chapter one

verse six God's timeline family is eternal he is shaping you not just for this week or this day

or even this year but for the day you stand before Jesus our Lord and Savior and give an account

for all that you have received and done with what that is you have received life with God means we

stop demanding immediate results and start trusting his long patient loving formation

so reflect on where am I impatient with spiritual growth what long-term work might God be doing in

you or in me right now and our challenge for today is take us a slow breath and pray Lord

for me for the long journey only spirit we yield to that which you are doing knowing that you

Lord God who have begun a good work in us is sure to complete it not just what we're doing today not

just our spiritual transformation that is taking place today yesterday and tomorrow but forever more

for eternity for that day where we stand before you and give an account for all that you have placed

in our care we know that you are doing a good work in us not just for the day but for the long

whole so we thank you Jesus we praise you and it's in your mighty and magnificent name that we

offer this prayer and give you thanks friends family remember Philippians 1 6 I am sure of this

that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ

we love you we continue to pray for you and we thank you for your prayers continuing for us grace

and peace be upon you and we look forward to being with you here again on tomorrow and in the

meantime family with all that is within you the Holy Spirit that is be a blessing to those around you

glory hallelujah