“For God saved us and called us to
live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was
his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ
Jesus.” 2 Timothy 1:9 NLT
The
grace of God is His favor. In spite of
all we have done in our lives that has flown in the face of Old Testament Law,
our Maker loved us and still loves us even now.
Christ dying on the cross satisfied the OT sacrificial system of
repentence once for all time. It was
God’s way of giving all creation an opportunity at a second chance. We all have been given the right to disregard
and even reject God’s plan. That’s the
beauty of salvation. God’s forgiveness
is received because we ask for it, not because it is forced upon us. If you don’t want to receive forgiveness for
whatever reason you don’t have to.
Therefore those who decide to serve the administer of forgiveness do so
because they desire to of their own free will.
Do you
realize what the Creator of the Universe did for you? He did something you could never have done
for yourself. He forgave you of your
sins. He did so willingly knowing you
were in desparate need of it. He planned
it from the beginning of time knowing full well that man would stumble and
fall. We can choose the life we will
live, but life starts and ends with God.
If we enter into a personal relationship with the Lord we will live as a
child of His and spend eternity with Him.
Your life will be blessed in direct correlation with the amount of time
you spend cultivating that relationship. If we choose not to we will end up on
the outside looking in, as the saying goes, and miss out on all the blessings
God has in store for those who love Him.
We are called to live a holy
life. This means we are to live by a
high moral standard. What is the
standard we’re to live by? You’ll find
it in scripture where the Lord has a plan all written out for us. It’s for our ultimate benefit. We think we know what’s good for us, but in
the end we really have no clue. God’s
plan is flawless, however, it requires faith and trust for us to receive the
maximum benefit from it. Don’t fight
it. Give in to the purest, most perfect
love this world will ever know. Until
next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
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