Message from Scripture: 10/24/2020

 

Our message from Scripture today is 1 Thess. 5:24; “He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.”

 

Just before offering the church in Thessalonica these encouraging words, Paul offered his desire for God to sanctify them entirely, that they would be without blame at the coming of the Lord. What a noble, and daunting, task to consider. All Christians want to be considered blameless when coming before the Lord in judgment. Paul offers this assurance for us this is what God will do.

 

This passage tells us God is faithful. He has called us through His word (2 Thess. 2:13-14). It is by this that we have confirmation about this aspect of God. We know about His love for us, especially as it is seen in His Son’s sacrifice for us, and about all He has done, and is doing and will do, on our behalf  We can have assurance the call of the gospel extends to us, to transform us by the power of God, to be His children, to live His life,

 

This is the goal of the Godhead, to bring about our salvation, to give us confidence, to lead us to heaven. This is the plan God conceived, Christ carried out, and the Holy Spirit revealed to us. He will do what He has promised; of this we have every confidence. We must ask ourselves, are we willing to do what our God bids us do? Do we trust Him enough to obey Him? Do we have enough confidence to live for Him? Do we have the desire to give ourselves to Him, that eternity can be ours? You see, the issue isn’t whether God will do what He has said, but if we will join with Him so His goal can be accomplished in us.

 

God blesses us with everything we need to live with Him forever. What a thought to consider. It’s available to anyone and everyone who submits to His will. How blessed we are. As John says, “See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we would be called children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is. And everyone who has this hope fixed on Him purifies himself, just as He is pure” (1 John 3:1-3). God bless.

 

Robert