We talk about the "attributes of God" His works, His Deity, His commands and His Love, but what about that side of Him that is mostly left out from our observation and practice. That part of His character that doesn't get called to the forefront of study or revelation. A part that would increase worship and heighten intimacy. The part that should challenge and direct our hearts to "be as He is." Or that would give the "double edge sword, His Word," a razor sharp blade when it comes to obeying His commands and walking in His ways.
He is the "Way, Truth and Light/Life" which means that "being in Him" is more than just being part of Him, but being challenged by "His Excellent Nature" to preform our walk before others in a way that "proves" our "oneness with Him, and Love for Him.
Of all that God has shown us of Himself in scripture, the one underlying thread that isn't as obvious but equal to His Glory and Holiness is His Excellence and the working thereof. God shows not only the "highest form of Excellence" but it is present in "all" His workings whether it be in "thought, Word or deed" toward His creation. He cannot sin, cannot change, cannot loose His love for us, and nothing He does can be called "little" (such as a "little" miracle) or mundane. He has always been and ever will be, His throne is secure, and nothing we can "think, do or say" will ever catch Him off guard or surprise Him.
His Excellence is complete in Himself and now that we look at it we are challenged and have hope of like accomplishment for us; His followers.
He commands us to be like His Son Jesus Christ to do those things that He did and greater things, supplying us with a limitless amount of daily grace to accomplish the task while empowering us with the Holy Spirit and power to get it done.
We are all familiar with the above but what we fail to see is His Excellence and the finality of His heart toward us. Many can be filled with the Holy Spirit but what about the practice of His Excellence in "thought, word and deed", that pure heart of compassion to work His works and Glorify His Name while being "conformed" in His image and likeness even as we were designed in creation. When he made us in "His image and likeness" He also made us in His Excellence of heart and included that in His "conforming us" after Himself and His Son.
This short lifespan if for one purpose: Returning to Him from our sinful nature and becoming His "mirrored" image for those who "know Him not yet" to turn their "damnation" into "salvation" thus begetting "like kind" and filling up "all the earth with the knowledge of Him."
So with God as our Heavenly Father, Christ as our "living example", and the Holy Spirit to "teach us and remind us of all things" revealing to us the mystery of "from whence we came and where we go"; we can be assured of the "Excellent" example we have been empowered to "reproduce" and do so with a willing heart and great joy.
That being said I say:
The desire for Excellence starts in the heart (inspired by Christ likeness), then it forms an attitude that inspires it's practice, and manifests itself in our outward actions replicating Christ.
Excellence is "to Him, in Him, and of Him" for the world to see and experience though us.
Be of an Excellent Spirit!
Love
In Christ
J&E
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