There abideth three things that are transcendent graces. The come from above and cannot be manufactured or contrived out of the human spirit. They are the highway that leads to God's heart. Faith, expectation, and love. The world has it's counterfeits, and some are impossible to detect in the most stealthy individual. But upon these, Christ is forming our new humanity which is created in His image.
What the world deems as "character" and what true spiritual character is, can be seen in Christ and Paul the apostle. Outside of a heavy dose of Holy Spirit imposing itself on our human spirit, we have no clue about what God is seeking to build in our new creation that we have obtained already. It is that building of the Son and Holy Spirit that determines our place and position of co-ruling and reigning with Christ in the celestial realm at our tranformation into His image. With the enemy usurped and cast out to make way for the sons of God, the highway of faith, expectation, and love will end in His Son's presence, and we will enjoy the fruit of His workmanship in us during our time on earth, performing divine service by yielding our members to Him and His Spirit.
From the smallest thought to the grandest outward display, the Builder must be building within us, or it is all vanity. Nothing that takes place in our flesh is insignificant, nothing. Not a word, not an act, not a deed, not a proclamation, is without an affect on that Day of the Lord. We must walk circumspectly, not as fools. What may seem unimportant in areas of virtue, may well have a trememdous impact on the things to come.
As co-regents among the celestial powers, the glory of reconciling all things and subduing all thing unto Christ becomes our allotment and inheritance as well. We will be like Him, changed into His image, performing the will of the Father with authority and control over those malignant spirits whose leader has been cast out, in obedience to the God of all things. The work of bringing all things in subjection, which will take some time, will be our lot alongside the Christ. Will character matter then? With all fleshly desire, all that hinders us now, done away with, and only our "building of God" intact, what He perfomed in us will remain and be used as His instrument unto obedience and His glory.
We will be quite busy.
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