When a person, under conviction from the Holy Spirit, asks Jesus to forgive their sins and requests to be saved, He does that! He does that if your confession and prayer are sincere.
Some people just say the words as if they were a magic talisman and think they have fire insurance. That does not work! Neither does doing a lot of religious activities to show people how religious you are. Believe me when I tell you God is not impressed.
He wants obedience. 1 Corinthians 6: 19-20 explains what happens when you ask God to save you. He takes up residence in you, making you a temple. “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your body.”
Walking with God in 2019
In John 14:15, Jesus says, “If you love me, you will obey what I command.” Obedience doing His will, not doing yours. For years I tried to do big things for God. The labor nearly caused “burnout!” I was trying to do God’s work in my strength. Eventually, I felt as if God was telling me to be still, seek His presence, and listen for His orders.
Henry Blackaby expressed it like this, “God is always at work, so we are to seek His presence and let Him invite us to join Him in His work.”
The bottom line to all of this is God wants us to be transformed after we are converted. To take your salvation seriously and not be a “stillborn” baby believer who never seeks to grow in Christlikeness!
Do not be like the church member whose attitude, language, and life style would cause you to doubt his conversion. When asked if he was a Christian said, “Oh, yes! I’ve been a Christian 30 years!”
But, the truth is, he may have been a Christian one year thirty times!
The example in Scripture is Matthew 7:21-23 is shocking: “Not everyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord”, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, “Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?” Then I will tell them plainly, “I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!”
Obedience, not activity, is what the Father demands!
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