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ASSURING  OUR  INHERITANCE

9/5/2014

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September 5, 2014                       ASSURING  OUR  INHERITANCE

Hebrews 6:10-12: “For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, in having ministered and in still ministering to the saints. And we desire that each of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end, that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and practice inherit the promises.”  As is true with all of the scriptures, we find a lot of “meat” in the above verses if we just dig a little. (There is an old song: “I just want to dig a little deeper in God’s love”…) First, we see that God is paying attention to our lives and He does not forget. This fact alone should serve as a great motivator for us to live our lives in such a way that it pleases Him. Second, we learn that we show our love to Him as we minister to others-particular, other believers. As we see in many scriptures, our love for Him is demonstrated by our actions. Others will know we are His disciples if we keep His commandments and He has commanded us to love one another. Third, there is a connection between our ministering and loving others, and having a hope that endures to the end.  Third, we find that we avoid becoming “sluggish” when we practice loving and ministering to others. The cure for being sluggish is to actively minister to others in Jesus name. Fifth, there is also a connection between our being faithful in ministering to others and our “inheriting the promises.” Some may disagree, but all believers don’t inherit all the promises. Salvation is assured for all believers, but some will be saved “as though by smoke” and will lose some rewards that could have been theirs.  Also, we know that if a believer lives a life that is contrary to what God desires for him, he will not realize many of the promises made to those who “walk in the Spirit.” A clear example is that as long as a believer allows sin in his life, he will not experience the peace of God. Repentance and turning from sin restores peace in the believer. Perhaps we need to adjust our thinking and realize that if we want to experience all of the promises that God has made, we need to be faithful in aligning our lives with the desires of our Father. God has not left us powerless but has given us new hearts and new minds whereby we can live life as He designed. Let each of pay attention to the verses above so that we do not become sluggish, but rather let us minister to others by which we demonstrate our love for the Father and inherit the promises.

Hebrews 13:20-21: “Now the God of peace, who brought up from the dead the great Shepherd of the sheep through the blood of the eternal covenant, even Jesus our Lord, equip you in every good thing to do His will, working in us that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”

Blessings,

Buddy

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