50 Days of Wisdom

There are many ways to describe how the Triune God is engaged in the wondrous reality of salvation. One way is that the Father made the plan, the Son made the plan possible, and the Holy Spirit makes the plan work. A second way is that the Father designed and initiated salvation, the Son validated salvation, and the Holy Spirit applies the reality of salvation. A third way is that the Father is the one who chose us, the Son is the one who redeemed us, and the Spirit is the one who sanctifies us. Scripture makes it clear that election is the work of the Father, justification is the work of the Son, and sanctification is the work of the Spirit. But for now, let's focus on the work of the Holy Spirit because He is the life of the believer as He sanctifies the believer. And it all comes down to this: We are moving from grace to glory. Thanks to the Holy Spirit, we're no longer under condemnation. We're no longer under the sentence of death by the law. We have been delivered from the law of sin and death. We have been given new life. We have been regenerated. We are born again. Now we begin to experience the powerful ongoing ministry of the Holy Spirit as He moves us from grace to glory. And this is so critical for us to understand because this is where we live. In the 8th chapter of Romans, we find out why the Holy Spirit is so worthy of worship. In verses 2 and 3, He is freeing us from sin and death. Verse 4: He's enabling us to fulfill the law. It's not the negative of being free from the curse of the law; it's the positive of being enabled to fulfill the law. In verses 5 to 11, He's changing our nature. In verses 12 and 13, He is empowering us continually for righteousness. In verses 14 to 16, He is confirming our adoption as sons of God. And that leads us now to verse 17, where we find the last identifiable ministry of the Holy Spirit in this chapter. He is guaranteeing or securing our future eternal glory, and that, of course, is the ultimate gift of God, a salvation that is inviolable. We have a guarantee of eternal glory. This assurance is the best of all the elements of salvation, for what would a salvation be that we could forfeit? And as I've often said, we would forfeit salvation if we could. If it depended on us in any way, we would lose it because none of us could do whatever it would take to secure for ourselves by our own merit a salvation from God. So the only hope we have for eternal glory, the final part of our salvation, the final chapter, is to be secured by the same God who chose us, called us, justified us, and will one day glorify us. It's the Holy Spirit, then, who, while sanctifying us, is at the same time securing us. So we could say that the two works of the Holy Spirit are sanctification and security. He progressively conforms us to a righteous standard, which is modeled perfectly by Jesus, and He secures us; He keeps us. Therefore, the Holy Spirit performs a twofold work in us: first, by sanctifying us, which means conforming us to Christ, our model; and second, by securing us and taking us all the way to glory. We are then indebted to the blessed Holy Spirit for regenerating us, giving us life, and then for sanctifying us and securing us until the day that He Himself transforms us. One day we will be raised to our eternal condition by the power of the same Holy Spirit that regenerated us at our conversion. And it's all a work that the Father initiated, the Son accomplished, and the Spirit activated. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-424) – Hope That Transcends the Groaning

Today's Wisdom

Day: 985

July 30, 2026

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