Short-Term Thinking vs. Long-Term Formation wk. 9-5

0:00Glory to the Lord our God, hallelujah. Tuesday, March 3, 2026. This is the day that the Lord has made. I shall rejoice and be glad in it. Grace and peace, family. My name is Arjan. I welcome you to another episode of God is faithful and just with all things being relational. And indeed, this is the day that the Lord has made family and how in the world are you aware in the world? How are you doing today? How is how is this spiritual formation, you know, this transformation of being renewed into the very image of Jesus Christ, our Lord, Savior, day by day? How is it going for you, family? Indeed, how are you how are you fearing in your day to day activities, your conversations,

1:00your relationships, you know, your transactions and the things that you do, you know, whether you're paying your bills, whether you go into the grocery store shopping, whether you're shopping or lying, whether you're having conversation or you're conversing with your brothers and sisters in Christ or your family members at home, perhaps you're going to small groups and you're conversing with those there. How are things going with you? Do you see the transformation that is taking place in you knowing that as long as we rest, as long as we abide, as long as we yield to the Holy Spirit, we are continuing to be an alignment with Him. Now, and I say as long as, and I say as long as we continue to these things, we will recognize and discern what it is that He's doing, right? Because it doesn't necessarily stop what He's doing because God is faithful. The Holy Spirit, Jesus,

2:06He is faithful. He is going to do what He has designed and promised that He would do regardless of what we do, right? Because if what He did was contingent upon what we did, He would be all over the place. He wouldn't be faithful. He wouldn't be consistent. You know, He wouldn't be God. So I am thankful, family, and I hope indeed that you are thankful for what God is doing, what He has begun, even as we're reading our scripture to remember this week, you know, knowing that He has begun a good work in us and He is sure to complete it even until the day of Christ. We know that we are God's workmanship created in Christ, Jesus, unto good works which God has before or day, that we should walk in. We know that we are designed to take His yoke upon us and learn of Him for His humble and lowly of heart.

3:13For His yoke is easy, His burden is light. Family, we have the perfect formation which is Christ, Jesus. He is our He is the one that is discipling us and we are thankful. The Holy Spirit is discipling us and I am thankful, family, and I hope indeed that you are as well and I hope you realize that because He who dwells in you, there is nothing impossible for you to do and I know that's hard to grasp but it's the truth. Think about it. God dwells inside you. So Father God, Holy Spirit, Jesus our Lord and Savior. We thank you on today. We thank you right now. We thank you for being God. Thank you for allowing us to see you and know you to acknowledge your presence to welcome you to be in alignment with that which you are doing

4:20knowing that when we are in a place of agreement with you, the place of agreement is the point in the place of power. So we thank for Lord God. We thank for Jesus. Hallelujah. Thank you, Holy Spirit. Thank you for creating in us a clean heart renewing in us the right spirit causing us to walk uprightly before you to know you to see you to embrace you to welcome you to be in tune and align with you and that which you are doing. We recognize that you continue to bless our family. You continue to bless our finances, our resources. Even more than that you continue to bless our relationships, Lord Father God. We thank for Lord God. Thank you for my darling, great is my beautiful and loving wife, my covenant partner, my helper. Thank you for my strength for her beauty inside it out, Lord God. Thank you for the mind that you have bestowed upon us to

5:21love you, to seek you, to search you, to know you. Thank you for our loving family that you continue to form and conform to the very image of your dear son Jesus Christ. Thank you for your protection, your provision. Thank you for the brothers and sisters in the body and Christ on all that you would have for them to do, see and be. That you will be done even this day as we lean into receiving this day our dearly bread. Be not just here as a word but do as well that you Jesus might receive all the honor, praise and glory and it's in your magnificent name that we pray. Family indeed. God is truly good and the Holy Spirit thank you, Holy Spirit, for our scripture of the week to remember Philippians chapter 1 verse 6. I am sure this that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

6:23We are very hallelujah. The contrast and comparison of the Holy Spirit has extracted from this scripture for us today is short-term thinking versus long-term formation. Glory hallelujah and the pastures and perspectives are life under God and life with God. The life under God posture and perspective is we expect instant transformation but the life with God posture and perspective says we embrace lifelong formation. The scripture family that the Lord has given us to flesh out this concept of short-term transformation versus long-term formation is second Corinthians chapter 3 verse 18 which basically states that we're being transformed from glory to glory. However family you already know we're going to read not just that one particular verse but we're

7:27going to read starting from verse 7 to verse 18 from the English standard version. Holy Spirit open up our minds and our hearts to receive this day what it is that you have to say that your word may take root and our hearts our minds are so and that you and we may be a fruit of your Holy Spirit that you might be glorified. Chapter 18 I'm sorry second Corinthians chapter 3 verse 7 to 18 the English standard version. Now if the ministry of death carved in letters on stone came with such glory that the Israelites cannot gaze at Moses's face because of its glory which was being brought to an end will not the ministry of the Spirit have it even more glory?

8:28For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation the ministry of righteousness must far exceeded in glory indeed in this case what once had glory has come to have no glory at all because of the glory that surpasses it for if what was being brought to an end came with glory much more or what is permanent have glory since we have such a hope we are very bold not like Moses who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end but their minds were hardened for to this day when they read the old covenant that same veil remains unlisted because only through Christ is it taken away yes to this day whenever Moses read a veil lies over their hearts but when one turns to the Lord the veil is removed

9:30now the Lord is the Spirit and with the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom and we all with unveiled face behold the glory of the Lord are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another for this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit glory hallelujah now family yes thank you all the Spirit you know I wanted or in fact I want to explain this portion of scripture but but right now if if if you have the Holy Spirit dwelling inside you and you seek what is saying you will discern what he is saying in fact in fact while you are sensing the presence of God the Holy Spirit I'm going to read that portion of scripture that same portion of scripture again from the passion translation 2nd Corinthians chapter 3 verses 7 through 18 and they titled it the glorious ministry

10:37of the Spirit have your way Holy Spirit even the ministry that was characterized by chisel letters on stone tablets came with a dazzling measure of glory though it produced death the Israelites couldn't bear to gaze on the growing face of Moses because of the radiant splendor shining from his countenance a glory destined to fade away yet how much more radiant is this new and glorious ministry of the Spirit that shines from us for the former ministry of condemnation was ushered in with a measure of glory how much more does the ministry that imparts righteousness far excel in glory what once was glorious no longer holds in in glory because of the increasingly greater glory that has replaced it the fading ministry came with a portion of glory but now we embrace the unfading ministry of a permanent impartation of glory so then with this amazing hope living in us

11:43we step out in freedom and boldness to speak the truth we are not like Moses who used the veil to hide the glory to keep the Israelites from staring at him as it faded away their minds were closed and hardened for even to this day that same veil comes over their minds when they hear the words of the former covenant the veil has not yet been lifted from them for it is only eliminated when one is joined to the Messiah Jesus Christ so until now whenever the Old Testament is being read the same blinding comes over their hearts but the moment one turns to the Lord Jesus with an open heart the veil is lifted and they see now the Lord I'm referring to is the Holy Spirit and wherever he is wherever he is Lord there is freedom we can all draw close to him with the

12:45veil removed from our faces and with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus we are being transformed into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another and this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord who is the Spirit glory hallelujah family now I hope you caught I believe the Holy Spirit allows you to see what was being said Paul describes transformation as a gradual ongoing process mirroring the long-term completion of God promises and felipias chapter one verse six God's timeline family is eternal he is shaping you not just for this week or this day or even this year but for the day you stand before Jesus our Lord and Savior and give an account for all that you have received and done with what that is you have received life with God means we

13:51stop demanding immediate results and start trusting his long patient loving formation so reflect on where am I impatient with spiritual growth what long-term work might God be doing in you or in me right now and our challenge for today is take us a slow breath and pray Lord for me for the long journey only spirit we yield to that which you are doing knowing that you Lord God who have begun a good work in us is sure to complete it not just what we're doing today not just our spiritual transformation that is taking place today yesterday and tomorrow but forever more for eternity for that day where we stand before you and give an account for all that you have placed

14:54in our care we know that you are doing a good work in us not just for the day but for the long whole so we thank you Jesus we praise you and it's in your mighty and magnificent name that we offer this prayer and give you thanks friends family remember Philippians 1 6 I am sure of this that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ we love you we continue to pray for you and we thank you for your prayers continuing for us grace and peace be upon you and we look forward to being with you here again on tomorrow and in the meantime family with all that is within you the Holy Spirit that is be a blessing to those around you glory hallelujah