DAILY READINGS: 2 Samuel 3; Micah 6; Romans 11:13-36
Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5
Even after we experience the new birth, we appreciate the blessings of renewal as we recognize that the Adamic nature is still with us. It is neither removed or improved. The Holy Spirit’s ministry, with the believer's submission, is to control and keep that nature in check allowing the beauty and brightness of the Lord Jesus to be manifested in our lives. —Drew Craig
O fix our earnest gaze,
So wholly Lord on Thee,
That with Thy beauty occupied,
We elsewhere none may see.—Christian Andreas Bernstein