He must increase and I must decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beloved, your pursuit after been reconciled with Christ, is to be more and more like Him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You must decrease in yourself continually and increase in Christ likeness in everything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For this to be easily attainable Jesus Christ our Master and Lord lived a perfect exsmplary lifestyle for all Bible believing believers of all ages to learn from and replicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 17:19 And for heir sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No wonder He said emphatically that you should learn of Him <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Matthew 11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Himself and the blessed Holy Spirit said you should learn of His exemplary lifestyle.and replicate it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
John 13:15 For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1 Peter 2:21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A song writer through the Holy Spirit reveals the Christlike lifestyle you should be increasing in, till He comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Oh, to be like Thee, blessed Redeemer,
This is my constant longing and prayer;
Gladly I\u2019ll forfeit all of earth\u2019s treasures,
Jesus, Thy perfect likeness to wear<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Oh, to be like Thee, full of compassion,
Loving, forgiving, tender and kind,
Helping the helpless, cheering the fainting,
Seeking the wand\u2019ring sinner to find.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3. Oh, to be like Thee, lowly in spirit,
Holy and harmless, patient and brave;
Meekly enduring cruel reproaches,
Willing to suffer, others to save<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4. Oh, to be like Thee, Lord, I am coming,
Now to receive th\u2019 anointing divine;
All that I am and have I am bringing,
Lord, from this moment all shall be Thine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
5. Oh, to be like Thee, while I am pleading,
Pour out Thy Spirit, fill with Thy love,
Make me a temple meet for Thy dwelling,
Fit me for life and Heaven above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oh, to be like Thee, oh! to be like Thee,<\/em> For this to be possible, you must be biblically saved and sanctified, them you continue to live a crucified lifestyle till Christ comes.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Saved <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sanctified <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 1 Thessalonians 5:23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Galatians 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Then you will be changing from glory to glory and continue to grow in Christ likeness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the LORD.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n His grace will be sufficient for you.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n 2 Corinthians 9:8 And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:<\/p>\n\n\n\n .<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" He must increase and I must decrease. John 3:30 He must increase, but I must decrease. Beloved, your pursuit after been reconciled with Christ, is to be more and more…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-devotional"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18268,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18267\/revisions\/18268"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcbconline.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Blessed Redeemer, pure as Thou art;<\/em>
Come in Thy sweetness, come in Thy fullness;<\/em>
Stamp Thine own image deep on my heart.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n