Glory be to God!
** 🙋🏾♀️ STAY TUNED UNTIL THE VERY END OF THIS EPISODE! ** 🚩TUNE IN EVERY 2 TO 3 DAYS FOR NEW EPISODES! Follow me on Facebook under AuntCynthia Whitaker 😊💥 Join me today on the podcast (link below) as I discuss: Once we possess salvation, then it’s necessary to work it out in its practical, everyday applications. The testimony of our faith (i.e., righteous works of obedience) in Jesus as our personal Lord and Savior, will be evidenced by the changed (repentant) life that manifests in those who have been spiritually born from above! We are now a new creation in Christ Jesus! So the life that we now live, we live it to please God and to be a blessing to our believing brothers and sisters; and as a whole, to humanity by corporately being lights in a darkened world!
Today's text is Philippians 2:12-18. In Philippians 2:12, The Apostle Paul encourages us to… “...work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” This does not mean that we are to “work FOR our salvation”… Because we cannot earn it… It is a free gift. To work OUT our salvation, is referring to our responsibility, as believers, to be obedient to living a life that would honor and glorify God… being obedient to the goal of becoming more like Christ each and everyday!
Since we treasure our free gift of salvation, we strive to maintain our right standing with God in Christ Jesus. Not justifying ourselves before Him, but living lives in gratitude for what He has done for us at the cross!! There's no complacency in this Kingdom! There's much work for us to do according to Scripture:
👉🏾 John 8:11, tells us now that we are no longer condemned, going forward, SIN NOT!
👉🏾 Luke 13:24, tells us to strive to enter through the narrow door that leads to eternal life [force aside unbelief and the attractions of sin]. Jesus said for many will try to enter [by their own works] and will not be able.
👉🏾 Luke 24:4, tells us to preach the Gospel to the world. That repentance and remission of sins should be preached in Jesus' Name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
👉🏾 1 Corinthians 9:24, tells us to run the race so as to win.
👉🏾 2 Corinthians 7:1, tells us to be active in cleansing ourselves from defilement of flesh and spirit and perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
👉🏾 Ephesians 6:10-18, tells us to put on the full armor of God. We must be strong and stand firm.
👉🏾 2 Timothy 4:7, tells us we must fight the good fight of faith.
👉🏾Hebrews 12:4, tells us we must strive against sin.
Even though God sovereignly wills and works all things after the counsel of His will, ...at the same time, each of us is responsible to abide in Christ, allowing His Holy Spirit to manifest in our lives - accomplishing His divine work so that we are sanctified for the glory of God! Those truly saved by God want to, in reverential fear, please and obey Him in all respects. Since God looks on the heart, we need to learn how to please Him each day with our thoughts as well as with our words and deeds. Amen! 🎯 REPENT and BELIEVE and TURN back to God!
