The surgical work of Christ!

The definition of eviscerate is to deprive someone of their essential content. It is like gutting the interior of a person.

This analogy from God explains how He works in a believer. It sounds a little scary and grotesque. 

The work of God in a believer removes the natural condition you were born with and replaces it with the life of Christ. 

It is a surgical procedure which takes many years and will culminate in Heaven. At times, it will create anger and frustration and cause you to question the purposes of God.

You and I are ego driven people and cannot think or act like God. We have to be born again of the Spirit and Water.

The decision for Christ initiates the born again experience. You receive the gift of salvation and are sealed with the Holy Spirit. At this time the work of God is activated to baptize you into the death and resurrection of Christ. This is a sometimes painful and difficult journey as you give up the rights to yourself to live for God.

God sees everything about you and knows you better than you know yourself. He is constantly dealing with your inner nature and hidden defects. Most of this takes place without any consciousness on your part.

This is a lifelong process and will eventually transform your personality, thinking patterns, and motives into the ways of Jesus.

The work of God seems very cruel at times. We interpret the actions of God as punishment when He is refining you into a new creature in Christ Jesus reflecting His values. 

Is all this surgery performed by the hand of God worth the outcome? I can’t answer this question for you but I can share my personal encounter with the Living God that happened many years ago. It was the most terrifying experience of my life and I saw the reality and awesome power of God.

The fear of God is both frightening and intimidating. It is unlike anything on this earth and causes you to tremble in the presence of our Holy God. I witnessed first hand that nothing is impossible for God.

Our amazing God is motivated by love and wants to have an embracing and vibrant relationship with you!