“For
since our friendship with God was restored by the death of his Son while we
were still his enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of his
Son.” Romans 5:10
NLT
Living apart from God makes you His
enemy. I suppose I never really give it
much thought, but according to Paul’s letter to the Romans it’s true. So that would mean that even those who mentally
acknowledge God’s existence yet haven’t sought forgiveness for their sin are
still considered enemies of God.
Accepting an unseen, all-powerful spiritual being as the one who created
them may seem like something out of Marvel Comics to some, but the reality of
it is all around us if we choose to see it.
As believers, we are considered friends
of God and all the benefits that come from that union are ours. The blood of
Christ has bridged the gap man made between him and God by his sin. There are so many folks who are unaware of
this gap that must be closed between God and man. They accept the existence of
God not understanding that mental assent is woefully insufficient a
response. Christ’s death on a cross is
meant to solicit a much deeper, more heartfelt response that leads a person to
total surrender.
Not understanding what Christianity
truly entails and what is expected of its followers, people incorrectly assume
the rigidness of it. They like life the
way it is and feel that if they are good enough they may get into heaven. But
what if you could know heaven was
your eternal destination? Don’t fool
yourself by thinking you can acknowledge the Lord’s existence and get into
heaven. It simply doesn’t work that
way. Jesus didn’t allow Himself to be
beaten bloody to within an inch of His life so that we would simply believe in
Him. It’s an all in scenario we are dealing with here. You can’t stick your big toe in the ocean and
expect to get your whole body wet. You
have to dive in. Choose life over death. Choose Christ over self. Choose rescue over ruin. Choose a personal
relationship with God over separation from Him.
Choose His grace and live. Until
next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
Resource: Life Application Study Bible New Living Translation, Tyndale
House Publishers, Inc., 2012.
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