Thursday, July 5, 2018

MATTER OF CHOICE

We then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 6:1

A man once asked, If God does everything, how is choice involved?" it was a valid question. "Before you were saved, did you seek the Lord or
did He seek you?" now I asked
"He sought me," he replied.
"Did you produce faith to believe? Or did He give it to you? "
" He give it to me."
"Well, if God did all of those things then, who is keeping you now? Are you keeping yourself? And who will take you into heaven? Can you do it yourself? Finally, "You have nothing to do it."
"All is good, but where is your choice? "
All you need to say is yes to, Jesus, and these things will be your. Your choice is just to accept what He has done for you." A big smile broke across his face. "I see it!
Jesus told His disciple, " You did not chose Me, but I chose you and appointed you" (John15:16).But Scripture warns us that God's grace must never be misused. Read the above verse (2cor.6:1).
Salvation is ours because of what the Lord has done, not because of our perfection. What produces failures? It is when you stop trusting God and rely on your ourselves.
When I say to the righteous that he shall surely live, but he trust in his own righteousness and commits iniquity, none of his righteous works shall be remembered; but because of the iniquity that he has committed, he shall die (Ezekiel. 33:13).
I believe that we are secure in our salvation, but we can risk losing what He has given us. For Peter said:
For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them in the beginning. For it would  have better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than having known it, to turn from the Holy commandment delivered to them (2Pet.2:20-21).
God chooses us but always gives us the choice to respond. What should be be you action to the Lord in return for His eternal benefit? The psalmist said: "I will take up the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord" (Ps.116:13).
Gracious is the Lord, and righteous;
Yes, our God is merciful.
The Lord preserves the simple;
I was brought low, and He save me
Return to your rest, O my soul,
For the Lord has dealt bountiful lyrics with you (Ps. 116:5-7).

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