The following are hard questions I know, but given the current state of the church, I for sure need to ask them of myself. Have we taken charge of our salvation, using it as a tool to change lives and bring glory to Christ? Or have we let our salvation become just a wrinkled up, frayed ticket to heaven, faded and forgotten in the linted bottom of our purses or that little slot in our wallets we clean out only once or twice a year?
God never intended for salvation to be just a prize, a trophy, collecting dust on a shelf, seen only by the select few we allow into our worlds. Our salvation is not just for us. Let me say that again. Salvation is not just for us. It is about our purposeful, daily involvement for Christ in the lives of the unsaved. With that in mind, salvation becomes God's holy boot camp, to which He calls us, and then trains us to be His ambassadors to the unsaved world. So think on this for a moment. Ambassadors are pro-active, always trying to mend broken relationships, establish new ones, and dynamically represent the one whom sent them. Therefore, we will know we have taken charge of our salvation if we are regularly involved in openly representing Christ in our communities, cultures and nations. If we are not so inclined it may be time for us to go on our knees before God and let Him have His way with us.
As always, in Christ, David M. Cornell
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