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Peter 1:11
For so an entrance shall be
ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ.
He Determines Our Entrance
Those
of us who are in Christ are promised a place in the everlasting kingdom of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Our
credentials for being there are wrapped up in the finished work of Jesus Christ
on the cross and His resurrection. When
He said, “It is finished”, it was finished.
When He conquered the grave and rose from the dead, death was determined
to be ultimately powerless in the face of a sinless and holy Savior. But, here we learn something about the entrance
itself into the everlasting kingdom. God
has set up some things, like crowns and rewards within the kingdom as well as
position of rule and the entrance into the kingdom itself. The everlasting kingdom belongs to Jesus
Christ and He has the authority to determine what qualifies for entrance as
well as the type of entrance one experiences.
Do I totally understand what this means? No, but I do stand back and
have a healthy respect for the Lord, knowing He is watching my stewardship of
such a salvation and does determine certain angles when I stand before His
presence. Let us remember that eye has
not seen, nor ear heard, nor has it entered into the heart of man, all that the
Lord has planned for us. Let this
prioritize our lives and make us diligent within our call and election.
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