1 Thessalonians 5:24 God At Work

"Heaven is a place where we shall never sin; where we shall cease our constant watch against an indefatigable enemy, because there will be no tempter to ensnare our feet. There the wicked cease from troubling, and the weary are at rest. Heaven is the "undefiled inheritance"; it is the land of perfect holiness, and therefore of complete security. But do not the saints even on earth sometimes taste the joys of blissful security? The doctrine of God's word is, that all who are in union with the Lamb are safe; that all the righteous shall hold on their way; that those who have committed their souls to the keeping of Christ shall find him a faithful and immutable preserver. Sustained by such a doctrine we can enjoy security even on earth; not that high and glorious security which renders us free from every slip, but that holy security which arises from the sure promise of Jesus that none who believe in him shall ever perish, but shall be with him where he is. Believer, let us often reflect with joy on the doctrine of the perseverance of the saints, and honour the faithfulness of our God by a holy confidence in him."
[Charles Spurgeon]

As I read the above devotion I was struck again how often I fail to trust God. I (we) have been called by Him to oppose wickedness and establish His light in our midst that the way might be lighted for a lost world. I (we) have been called to be salt, to preserve and to flavor life and, indeed, to save our nation.

2 Chronicles 7:14 points out that it is His people who are the key. It is their turning to God, repenting and trusting Him that causes His blessings upon a nation. Far too often we act as if the wickedness of the wicked is the cause of the destruction of a nation. It is true that God would not destroy a nation if there was no sin, no wickedness and no rebellion, but even with all of that, if there is a Godly people who seek Him with their whole heart He is anxious to spare it.

What a joy to remember that "He is faithful who has begun the good work, who will also bring it to completion."

Amen - let it be so.
Shalom

Bob Goldsby

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