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  • Safe in the arms of God.

    Safe in the arms of God.

    Baseball umpire indicating "safe"

    Safe!

    Safe! What a wonderful call for any baseball base runner to hear an umpire call. It’s also good for the rest of us to know we are safe in a tumultuous world that seems to have lost its mind. Christians are safe in the arms of God.

    Don’t misunderstand. We are not exempt from trials, tribulations, illness, crime, poor choices, physical harm, economic downturns, or natural disasters. We’re not safe from persecution, or temptation, or relational ills. All of those are part and parcel of living in a fallen, son-filled world.

    What are we safe from? In the words of the hymn “Before the Throne of God Above” …

    Before the throne of God above. I have a strong and perfect plea. A great High Priest whose name is love, who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on his hands, my name is written on his heart. I know that while in Heav’n he stands no tongue can bid me thence depart.

    Every element of our salvation is our God. He calls us and gives us the faith and courage to receive Him. He dies to pay the cost of our sin, and He dwells within us to make us more like him.

    Once we are His, we are His forever. Safe in the arms of God. We can’t mess up so badly that we fall completely from Grace. We may face consequences and discipline, but never rejection. Nothing can tear us away from him, or as the song says, “none can bid me hence depart”.

    I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. John 10:28 ESV

    For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39 ESV

    Some will say that gives us freedom to sin. Paul clearly tells us that isn’t the case.

     For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means Romans 6:14-15 ESV

    We need to understand that we are secure in Christ. That knowledge should help us understand how deep His love and mercy for us is. That understanding leads us to love Him more and to desire to please Him. That desire makes it harder for us to sin and easier to repent. 

    My friends, as believers, you are safe in the arms of God. Now live in that wonderful news.

    Be blessed

    Kevin

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  • Our eternal inheritance in Jesus – an unbreakable promise

    Our eternal inheritance in Jesus – an unbreakable promise

    God's promise of an eternal inheritance with Jesus

    I have been spending some time in the Epistles of Peter of late.   They are short but profound letters. Peter’s writings are often overlooked due to the sheer volume of Paul’s writings. Yet, his words are equally as inspired.

    I can relate to Peter. He loved the Lord deeply, but in his zeal often got things wrong. He even sinned and denied the Lord, not once, but thrice. Yet, Jesus loved Him deeply and forgave him for every mistake and blunder. I need that kind of God.

    This morning I was meditating on the opening verse of 1 Peter, wher he speaks on our eternal inheritance.

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 1 Peter 1:3-5

    Those three verses are jam-packed with theology and encouragement. There are at least three full sermons in those verses, and I don’t have the time or space to do that. Instead, let me offer some brief thoughts and suggest you have a reread of First and Second Peter.

    Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!  – simply phrased, Praise God. He deserves it.

    According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. It is His election and sacrifice that bring us to rebirth, forgiveness, and reconciliation with God.

    … to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, – What is that inheritance? Eternal reconciliation to God, forever more. To live with Him forever in heaven. It will never fail or fade away. It is pure and holy. Free from the presence, practice, and penalty of sin. To become all He created us to be in union with all the saints and believers throughout all time.

    … who by God’s power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. The power of God and faith securely hold us. Even our faith is a gift from Him. Our salvation is wholly of the Lord who holds it for us.

    The fullness of His mercy, grace, and power, and the extent of our transformation will be revealed in glory with Him. That’s something to look forward to. It’s an unbreakable promise of our eternal inheritance.

    Praise the God who loves you more than you can fathom, forgives a sin debt so great you can never repay it, and holds a future better than anything you can imagine. He is worthy of all honor, glory, and praise.

    Hallelu Yah (Praise God)

    Be blessed, 

    Kevin

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    Unless otherwise noted, “Scripture quotations are from The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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