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In the last several chapters Paul has given us some of the greatest promises a believer can receive. If any man is in Christ he is a new creation, old things pass away, behold; God is making all things new, Paul wrote in Chapter 5.

That’s a foundational promise. In other words, that’s a promise you can build on. It’s very much like when Jesus said that whoever hears and takes hold of His word and builds his life on those words is like a wise man who builds his house on a strong foundation.

That’s the theme in Chapter 7; he starts out by saying, “Therefore, having these promises, beloved…” Let’s receive these promises and understand that He wants to build spiritual maturity in our lives. He’s building spiritual maturity on the foundation of all that he has promised us.

In Chapter 6 Paul quoted from Isaiah, “Come out from their midst and be separate,” says the Lord. God was calling Israel to leave Babylon behind, go to Jerusalem and build the temple. The temple represented the fact that God was with them; that He would be among them and pour His blessing and favor out on them.

In a similar way, God is calling us to leave worldly things behind because we are the temple of the living God. He is Immanuel, God with us. Our relationship to God has been completely redefined. We were once estranged from God, but we who were once far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. He is now with us and we get to live out the rest of our days walking with Him. He will be a father to us, Paul wrote, and we will be sons and daughters to Him.

He is a good, good father and He is completely committed to our spiritual maturity. Any good father wants his children to mature. Jesus said, “If you know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give what is good to those who ask Him!”

Do you know the greatest thing you can give to your children? It isn’t money, or clothes, or a new cell phone, or anything money can buy. The greatest thing you can give your children is to give them godly character; because you’re equipping that child for life.

That’s what God is giving to us; He’s equipping us for life by building godly character in us, He’s filling us with the Holy Spirit of life. We now have a relationship where we’re, “Working together with Him.” -- 2 Corinthians 6:1. What a great way to live your life; working together with Him. This is key because too many people are self-reliant. We all have a tendency to think that we can do things on our own.

That reminds me of the story of the guy who was going to an important meeting and couldn’t find a parking place. He kept searching and searching and finally, panicking, he looked up and said…

Chapter 7 is about building your life on these promises, knowing that He is making all things new and giving you a great gift – godly character. But here’s something important to understand, He builds godly character even through the troubles and sorrows of our lives. In fact, it’s often the times of deepest trouble and greatest sorrow that we grow the most.

We’re working together with Him; we’re walking together with Him and even though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death, we fear no evil, for He is with us and His rod and His staff comfort us.

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