Nehemiah 3-4, Isaiah 35, Philippians 3
What God said to me – It is said that a sculptor has a picture in mind of what he is going to create and then he chips away everything else to get the end result. When I died for you, I had a picture of you in mind – not of what you are or were, but what you would be when I was finished – when I was done chipping away all the pieces to reveal the person I died for you to become. I use all of your trials and difficulties and the people and circumstances I bring into your life as tools to chip away and transform you – some I use to chop away great chunks and others I use to sand and polish. Remember this truth no what is happening in or around you. “I AM” at work to transform you – to do a good work in you. This is what your sanctification is all about – making you holy as “I AM” holy. So, keep pressing on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call.