September 28, 2016 - Young or old, rich or poor, red or yellow, black or white, no matter, it's faith and faith alone that lifts the soul to a more perfect relationship with God. That is perfectly explained by Paul in this Bible scripture.
"For you are all sons of God through faith in Jesus Christ. For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are Christ's then you are Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." (Galatians 3:26-29)
Once a person accepts Jesus as Lord and Master, giving his/her life to the service of the Lord, that person then becomes changed. Removed from the penalty of sin, which we know as spiritual death.
Removed from this world and into citizenship in heaven, yes, I know we are still here, living in the evils of this world, but, removed from it nonetheless.
As God's children we can count on Him to deliver our daily needs, enough for our daily existence here while we wait on the greater gift to come, eternal life with Him.
As Jesus states in Matthew 24:35; "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away." Our true rewards will come, our time spent here is only temporary and not to even be considered. Our eye must remain on the inheritance to come.
Our days here should be spent in dealing justly with others, in showing mercy to those who are less fortunate than we are, and in walking humbly with our Lord; doing His will each day and not our own, setting an example of Christ-like-living for others to see.
Regardless of our status in this world, we all have the same privilege of going before His throne at any time, making petitions to Him through prayer. As His children we are blessed to be able to walk worthy of our profession of faith and our calling of service to Him.
If we are faithful and true to God, we are as the scripture says; "heirs according to the promise", meaning our inheritance in heaven is incorruptible, undefiled, and fades not away. It is reserved, in heaven, for us the instant we accept Christ Jesus as Lord and is kept for us by the power of God through faith.
Here, our bodies may be wracked with pain, we may be ridiculed and persecuted for our faith, no matter, each of us will have a new, perfect body and live in perfect harmony when we come into His presence, into His Kingdom. Our minds cannot comprehend today, the glory we will see in heaven.
To those who ridicule and persecute Christians today, I say; "repent and accept the free gift of eternal life before it's too late, come into the family of God before the door is closed, to be opened no more".
May the love of God bless you each day.
