(Hebrews 11:39) “And
all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was
promised, since God had provided something better for us, that apart from
us they should not be made perfect.”
This us rather an amazing portion of
scripture, to think on those old warriors of faith who are now in heaven, who
have still not received their glorified bodies. They are waiting, just as we
await that glorious day. The day when the trumpet of God will sound. And in a
moment, a twinkling of an eye we shall all be changed when
immortally swallows up mortality. This is a miracle living Christian hopes for
and God has appointed such a time for specific individuals. It’s the
duration of the tests prior to this event that concerns me. We know that Satan
and his messengers have their part to play it buffeting us and this is done by
targeting the flesh, in other words, their objective is to get the Christian to
sin. The end game is to get us to “curse God and die”. For we also know that
there is the unforgivable sin; “For it is impossible, in the case of those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted
the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the
goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then
have fallen away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are
crucifying once again the Son of God to their own harm and holding him up to
contempt.” (Hebrews 6:4-6) – There is much to
say on this, but time does not permit. See Matthew Henry’s commentary on this,
he unpacks this portion of scripture well. We must ask the Spirit of God to
shows us where we stand.
The Wise Master Planner has set His plan in motion and it will happen exactly as planned. The genius of God and
what excitement I feel when I begin to peel into the layers of my heavenly
Father brilliance, whilst the Spirit of God quickens my faith and allows me to
see into heaven. What a privileged people Christians are. He leads my mind
towards those green pastures and the still brooks of sweet waters. But we must
learn from Him and repent where needed. Christ’s sacrifice was a once and for
all time sacrifice, never to be repeated. However, this does not excludes us
from ongoing daily sanctification. In other word we must keep short accounts of
our sin and continuously seek out God’s forgiveness for it. We cannot overlook
it as a small thing, our Saviour died for it.
Do not expect forgiveness if we are not willing to forgive others who have sinned against us; “For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:14-15) – It is obvious that the messengers of Satan sent to buffet us will look keep us from forgiving others and we must not walk into their traps. Knowledge of certain truths are there to assist the Christian, but without applying grace into them we will remain unfruitful. Our purpose is to be fruitful and to bring God the glory, nothing else is more important in our lives.
Very very soon we will see our King and what
a day that will be! Without hope we will perish, but we have the greatest of
all hopes, one day we will received a glorified body, but while we live, though
we have breath, let us sincerely seek out God’s will for our lives. The voices
of the world will constantly look to get us to overlook this truth. Whatever
the cost, let us constantly look to Jesus for support. God help us laid down
our lives for His name sake…
(1Peter 5:14) “Greet one another with the kiss of love. Peace to all of you who are in
Christ.”
Signing off
Tyrone
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