Reserved In Heaven For Us
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant Mercy has Begotten us again unto a lively hope by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” (1 Peter 1:3).
The Father has rescued us from our fallen condition and brought us into our present living hope due to the Resurrection of Jesus. We were dead in our sins as a result of Adam’s fall in the Garden. We should thank the Lord each day for the Mercy and Grace He has shown us. We have been born again spiritually and have become partakers of the Divine nature.
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the Sons of God.” (Romans 8:14).
We are Sons of God through adoption into the family of God. The Lord is now our Father and we are the children of God. This gives us victory over the world, the flesh and the Devil. We walk in this victory by placing our faith in Christ and Him crucified which results in the Holy Spirit leading us and giving us victory in our lives.
” … You have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father” (Romans 8:15b).
This adoption into the family of God was accomplished by the Holy Spirit. He baptizes us into Christ and we are given “Newness of Life.” Just as adoption of a child gives the child all legal rights, our adoption into the family of God is a legal work and God becomes our Heavenly Father.
The Spirit itself (Himself) bear witness with our spirit, that we are the Children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ…” Romans 8:16,17a).
We have the witness of the Spirit within our spirit when we come to the Lord. We know we are saved by this witness of the Holy Spirit within us. We are the children of God, heirs, and joint heirs with Christ.
“Behold, what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called the sons of God…..Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it does not yet appear what we shall be: but we know when He shall appear, we shall be like Him; for we shall see Him as He is” 1 John 3:1a,2).
I love this verse because it points to the incredible love that brought us our Salvation and brought us into the Kingdom of God as His sons and daughters. Incredible, but true. We are now children of God and await our Lord’s return for His church. We know that when He appears we will see Him as He is, and be like Him. This speaks of our glorified bodies that we will be given at the Resurrection (Rapture). We look for that “Blessed Hope.” Our closing verses tell us what happens on that day – THE DAY we look forward to with great anticipation.
“Looking for that Blessed Hope, and the glorious appearing of the Great God and our Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13).
“For the Lord Himself shall descend from Heaven with a shout…and the dead in Christ shall rise first: then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, tkomeet the Lord in the air: and we shall ever be with the Lord” ( 1 Thessalonians 4:16a,c, 17,18).
Always Remember,
God Loves You!
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