2 Peter 1:10-11
“Therefore, my brothers and sisters, make every effort to confirm your calling and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble, and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”
2 Peter 1:10-11 NIV
God knows the end from the beginning. He knows before the foundation of the world the choices that every man and woman will make with regard to their salvation. God knew Your choice, and He knew mine before we were even born. We who, at some point in our life, have chosen to accept His gift of salvation, were elected as God's children before the foundation of the world. God has given every man and woman volition to choose their eternal destiny, either faith in Christ as Saviour or rejection of the One Who died for their sins and rose to give life to all who would believe in His name. God knows those who through their free-will choice will trust in the death, burial, and Resurrection of Christ for salvation during their lifetime on earth, and it is because God is omniscient that He knows ahead of time the choices each one of us will make. God elects everyone who by faith choose to trust in Christ for salvation. And the astonishing thing is that this election was made before the foundation of the world. Our election was established on what each one of us would choose to do with God's free gift of salvation, which is by grace through faith in Christ. And those that God in His foresight knew would one day choose to trust in Christ as Saviour are also the called by God. We, whom God knew would accept His free gift of salvation became called the very moment we first believed on the only begotten Son of God. And yet we were elected before the foundation of the world because God is omniscient and knows the freewill choice we will one day make. But as a believer, is there anything I must do in order to stay saved? Some will object to this question on the grounds that salvation cannot be lost. And I know others who will provide a list of things that we must do, or become, in order to maintain our salvation. Peter does not definitively answer that question here. But he does make it clear that more is expected of us than simply to claim we are saved and nothing can change that. He tells us to make every effort to confirm our calling and election. And that if we do that, we will not stumble and will be richly welcomed into the eternal kingdom of our Lord. Regardless of how you might understand stumbling and rich welcome in this verse, it is clear that something is expected of us. We are to make every effort. Having been saved by faith, let us confirm our election and our calling by walking in spirit and truth, and trusting in the unchanging Word of God so that we will live our lives as He intended and produce fruit to His praise and glory. Let us make every effort to confirm our calling and election by living a holy life, which is rooted grounded in the Word of Truth. And the more we know God's Word, the more we trust His Word. The more we trust His Word, the more we become secure in our election, our calling, and our eternal heritage in Christ!!!
Father thank You for this day and that there is nothing we can do to be saved but believe on the finished work of Christ on the Cross. Lord let Your abundant blessings flow like a mighty river over my friend and family today. Lord thank You that once we are saved, we cannot be plucked out of Your hand and we can live a life in a manner that honours You and shows spiritual fruit. Lord we pray that as we walk in faith, the truth of our salvation becomes the greatest reality in our lives as, day by day, Christ is being formed in us. Lord use my friend to be a bold witness of Your salvation to all today. Daddy we love You amen. Be a blessing. Love ya !!
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