Work Out Your Salvation
“…work out your own salvation with
fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for
His good pleasure.” Phil. 2:12-13
We are called as believers to work out all
that God has worked in to us through Christ Jesus. Our salvation is to be worked out; that is,
to be experienced through life, with reverence and awe. We begin to recognize that God has worked in
us, and placed Christ in us, the hope of glory.
What an awesome truth that is for each believer! Only we can work out what Father has worked
in us. Those things He has worked in us grant us the God-given capacity to will and to
work for His good pleasure. We must use
our free will and do our work for the Kingdom of God. John 6:27 and 29 provide insight regarding
how we work out our salvation: “Do
not labor for the food which perishes but for the food which endures to
everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father
has set His seal on Him.” This is the
work of God, that you believe in Him whom He sent.”
These verses describe what we are to
focus on as we work out our salvation: focusing on the eternal things; and
believing in Jesus Christ. It sounds
simple enough. Yet, when faced with
life’s adversities and challenges, are we focusing and believing on the right
One? Beloved, this brings us to the
cross. Jesus secured our salvation at
the cross. Our new identity, our new
source of life and power were all worked in with the eternal work of Jesus at
Calvary. The plan was made for you and I
from the foundation of the earth. Every
skill, talent, quality and character trait was poured into us when Father
shaped us “fearfully and wonderfully” in our mothers’ wombs. All of it was secured at the cross. Finally, it manifested and became real in our
lives when we said yes to Jesus and gave Him control of our lives. The rest is working that salvation out,
reverently and deferentially to the One who made it all possible. By so doing, we are being prepared for what
will do for eternity.
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