Oct 23, 2013
Following God’s way
Psalm 37:23 (NKJV)
23 The steps of a good man are ordered (established) by the Lord,
And He delights in his way.
1 Samuel 2:9 (NKJV)
9 He will guard the feet of His saints,
But the wicked shall be silent in darkness.
“For by strength no man shall prevail.
1 Peter 1:5-9 (NKJV)
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory,9 receiving the end of your faith—the salvation of your souls.
Commentary:
So the trials for the present is used to draw us nearer to God. We made have good intent or plans, but God is the One who will establish our steps. He is the One who will see to it that we follow His way and His will in accomplishing all that He has intended for us to do. Therefore, we are to remain steadfast in our faith and abiding close to Jesus and His Word so that we will receive clear directions every step of the way. God wants us to be totally and completely dependent on Him. He desires that we follow Him closely and heed every Word that He says to us. We need God’s wisdom, direction and guidance in our lives. Apart from Him, we will go astray. He delights in us when we walk in His wisdom. He desires our total obedience every moment of every day.
Believers who are more than just Christians are kept and protected against all forces of evil which try to destroy their lives and salvation in Christ Jesus. This is accomplished by the power of God. This protection is not automatic. The element that is needed on a daily basis is our faith. God keeps us in His hand by His grace, but not just random and arbitrary. This grace is only afforded to those whose faith is in Christ Jesus. As believers of Jesus, we are protected by the power of God, just as only through faith a believer is saved. The keyword is faith: Faith in Jesus Christ. So therefore, a living faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior is our personal responsibility in ensuring God’s continual protection against evil. The goal of God’s protection through the believer’s faith in Jesus Christ is salvation of your souls. This future final salvation is obtaining an inheritance in heaven. Therefore, the salvation of your soul is written in the Lamb’s Book of Life and you need not be subjected to the second death. This second death is more than hell. It is burning in the Lake of Fire forever. So in today’s theme, God has ordered and established our steps. Our steps is walking in faith daily in Jesus Christ, applying our faith, building our faith, maturing our faith so that we may run the race with endurance and be perfected for the assurance of the salvation of our soul. So this prize that we receive at the end of the race is the salvation of our soul to eternal life. The Lord’s step is working out our salvation with fear and trembling everyday because at the end of the race, we shall receive the prize of eternal life. (Stamps)
Romans 6:22-23 (NKJV)
22 But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Our faith in Christ is the secret to be free from sin and to be made sanctified and holy as vessels of honor to serve the Lord Jesus Christ. The fruit is righteousness, peace, joy, holiness and faithfulness and in return, the gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus, our Lord. So to keep on making excuses for sin that “we are all sinners” or “nobody’s perfect” is operating under grace and mercy. When a person proves his faith in Jesus Christ, he is more than a past sinner. He now becomes a perfected saint, moving from glory to glory. the choice is up to us. We can choose to be carnal and keep making excuses for our sin, or we can work out our salvation with fear and trembling to be perfected in the image of Jesus Christ. What for? So that we may receive the gift, the prize of eternal life of the salvation of our souls. ( Stamps)
In conclusion, faith in Christ Jesus will cause us to follow Jesus every moment of the day. When we do this, when we choose to work out our salvation with fear and trembling on a daily basis,we are walking in His will and in His word. In doing so, we shall receive the gift of God at the end of the race, which is eternal life in Christ Jesus, our Lord.
Works cited
Stamps, Donald C., The Full Life Study Bible King James Version, Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1992.
Aldwin (Miyagi) Naruse
The Body of Christ Jesus Fellowship
Makaha, HI USA
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