The Fullness of Your Position ~~

Scripture Reading:Ephesians 3:11-13 / Key Verse: Hebrews 10:10

"By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all."
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UP until they accepted the Son of God as their Savior, Gentiles existed in a world of paganism. Paul wrote that their god had been their appetites of stomachs (Phil. 3:19). He meant that their selfish, lustful desires ruled their lives.

However, when the mystery of salvation was revealed, God established a new basis for spiritual living. Man's emotions and desires were no longer to have charge over him. Once he became a believer, he was given a new nature with a built-in desire for the things of God. Paul called early Christians 'saints', a word strongly related to 'sanctification'. Both words mean to be "set apart" for God. When we trust Christ as our Savior, we are spiritually taken out of the world and "set apart" for God in Christ.

Paul cautioned early believers to stand firm in their new faith because their citizenship was no longer of this world but of heaven. Therefore, they should live accordingly and not be drawn aside by the temptations of a pagan society.

God's redemptive plan is no longer a mystery ! Ask Him to help you understand the fullness of your positiion in Christ. Only then can you enjoy living completely committed to all He calls you to do. cross
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'Dear heavenly Father, help me to stand firm in my faith. Help me to understand the fullness of my position in Christ.'Amen~

Into His Presence
Pastor Charles Stanley~

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]