3 His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us to His own glory and excellence, ~ 2 Peter 1:3
Everyone who has accepted Jesus as LORD and Savior has been given a certificate of adoption that will be cashed in at the final trumpet when the dead in Christ will rise first, and those of us who are alive and remain are caught up to meet them in the clouds to be with Jesus.
It’s the Second Coming. We have all the privileges of sonship. We have all the privileges of being heirs and joint heirs with our LORD and Savior, Jesus Christ. We have the keys to the kingdom. There is absolutely nothing that our God withholds from us. We are His children.
We do not have our full adoption as yet. We enjoy all the privileges … we enjoy all the rights that come with adoption. We call God our Father, and Jesus our LORD. We are filled with the Holy Spirit. We walk in miracles. We perform signs and wonders. We are healed in Jesus’ Name. Our adoption, however, is not yet legally finalized. We are still working out our salvation with much fear and trembling (Philippians 2:12b).
Therefore, do not take advantage of the Spirit of Grace, but instead earnestly seek the face of the LORD. Don’t take your salvation for granted. It is not yet yours forever, it can still be freely given up by you. So, don’t take it for granted. Don’t feel as if you cannot be cut off, for if He did not spare the natural branches, why would He spare those of us who have been grafted in.
Dear LORD, please help me to seek You even more so as that day draws nearer and nearer. Please turn my heart of stone to a heart of flesh that I might not sin against You. That I might not throw away my salvation for temporary failing desires of the flesh. Encourage my heart and let my spirit not grow faint within in me. Help me to run the race set before me with endurance and faith. In Jesus’ name, I pray, amen.