With Salvation Comes Responsibility

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So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who is at work in you, both to will and to work for His good pleasure.                                                   Philippians 2:12-13

         Salvation is not an event; it is a process. Salvation is God's gift, for there is nothing we can do to save ourselves (Eph. 2:8-9). Yet with salvation comes the responsibility to work out our salvation. Once we have been saved, we must claim all that has become ours. 

        Through salvation, God gave you victory over sin. That victory applies not only to past sins but also to every sin you will ever commit. When you became a Christian, God made you a new creation      (2 Cor. 5:17). God wants to continually build new things into your life as you walk with Him. God gave you His joy when He saved you, and He wants to fill you with His joy daily. 

        When you first repented of your sin, you surrendered your right to your life. God continues to ask you to yield your will to Him and follow His leading rather than lean on your own understanding and direction for your life. When you were converted, God made everything available to you; how you implement what the Lord God has given you is your choice (2 Peter 1:3-9).  

        Think about this: This is the great paradox of the Christian life. We are to work diligently on our faith, yet always with the awareness that only the Lord God can bring about lasting change in our lives. As we see the Lord God at work in us, we are motivated to work even more diligently. The Lord God will not force His changes upon us; neither can we bring about lasting change in our lives apart from the work of the Holy Spirit. When you sense Lord Jesus developing an area of your life, join Him in His activity so that His salvation will be demonstrated fully.

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin.                                            Acknowledge these to the Lord God and thank Him for His forgiveness. 

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