MAKE SURE YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION (2 Pet. 1:10, Rom 13:11-14)
Believers are the first to be elected by God. The election or calling is not just in the name, it is in doing what you are called to do. Therefore you must give diligence to make your calling and election sure (2 Pet 1:10)
Meaning of your calling and election.
Jesus Christ called you to Himself to win souls unto Him. Anyone who has responded to the call of God or a call of salvation is basically elected by God
But it is not all that have responded to this call that will make heaven, this is why you should make sure that your calling and election is standing; that is to say, work out your salvation with fear and trembling (Read 1Pet. 5:1-10). Therefore making your salvation sure is no longer (100%) in the hands of God but in your own hands
Why should you make your calling and election sure?
1. It is dangerous to be lukewarm or slack, you must wake up from sleep (Rom. 13:11)
2. The coming of the Lord is imminent. It shall be like a thief in the night; God has called you to be a light in the dark world, therefore, you must live up to this purpose.
To sleep is to be insensitive to spiritual things, Christians who sleep wake up into confusion, fear, pandemonium etc. This must not be your portion. You may also be sleeping because of good things happening in your life. Be careful and do not use physical blessing to judge your spiritual life
3. Recent happenings in the body of Christ: people now look up to human beings rather than God and they judge others wrongly, this is wrong; any doctrine that is not in line with God’s word is wrong. Do not copy such; it will take you to hell.
How can you make sure your calling and election?
1. Take heed (that means ‘Pay attention) you must pay attention to who you are. Remember that you were once in darkness (Eph 5:8) but now you are in light, therefore, what you are supposed to do now is to pay attention to the nature of the light.
2. Pay attention to the word of God: 1 Tim. 4:13
3. Take heed on how your body dictate to you: do not be move by your flesh, for that is carnality which an enemy of God but be move by the spirit and taste after the things of the spirit and not the lust of the flesh.
4. You need to watch and pray: do not wait for pastor to lay hands on you or to direct a prayer program, pray at all times, in your closet, in the toilet, in the house pray. Pray at all time!!
BENEFITS OF MAKING SURE YOUR CALLING AND ELECTION
1. Entering into eternal life: when you live the right life, you will worthy of God in quality and length of days/times
2. Glorification: this means entering into heaven with all fullness of reward
3. Your prayers get answered
4. Blessing of God comes speedily
What you lose if you do not make sure your calling and election is that you will not enter into heaven and other benefits listed above will be debar from you
Therefore making sure your calling and election is in 2Tim. 4:6-8 God is the right and only true foundation. So let every builder build his or life well on the solid foundation. Since your work will be tested with fire you may suffer loss if you do not build on Jesus Christ (1 Cor 13:15) may you stand the test in Jesus name. Therefore renew your commitment to God today, do not just proclaim that you are save , take heed and work it out with fear and trembling to make your election sure.
SONG
WHAT A FELLOWSHIP, WHAT A JOY DIVINE
What a fellowship,
What a joy divine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms;
What blessedness,
What a peace is mine,
Leaning on the everlasting arms
Lean.....ing, lean ... ing
Safe and secure from all alarms,
Lean ...ing lean ....ing
Leaning on the everlasting arms.
Oh how sweet to walk
In the pilgrim way,
Leaning on the everlasting arms,
Oh, how bright the path grows
From day to day
Leaning on the everlasting arms
What have to dread
What have i to fear?
Leaning on the everlasting arms
I have blessed peace
With my lord so near
Leaning on the everlasting arms
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