July 18, 2012

Placeholder

Citing family concerns a pseudo-candidate for the local County Commissioner race in November just dropped out. His decision to withdraw is no surprise. It has been obvious from the beginning that his candidacy was merely a placeholder for another politician who needed more time to set the stage and test the political waters before entering the race. Unfortunately in the church we occasionally see a similar bit of maneuvering. There are those whose lives have never been invested in the Lord, yet they are depending on someone or some circumstance to hold their place in line at the pearly gates. My life on earth is the only opportunity to choose whether I will stand at the right or the left hand of God. “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world.” (Matt 25:34 NIV)

1 comment:

Steve Corey said...

Gail;

-----You’re right; our time on earth is the only opportunity we have to choose a stand with the Lord. But a couple Biblical truths must be admitted. Our spirits are made alive in Him, and I believe perfected, too, since His Spirit takes up dwelling in us. Imperfection can not be alive, which is why our bodies and minds do not yet exist in an eternal condition. Don’t get me wrong. Our minds are being renewed such that we are being changed from one degree of glory to another by His Spirit. But these very facts also bespeak the truth that our minds are not fully made alive while we live in these temporal tents. Then the faultiness yet remaining within us is our lack of full investment. And how much lack spoils the whole operation of His saving grace? Most all? Just some? A tiny bit? Since we are saved by faith and since that faith is measured to each of us at God’s choosing, some are more fully invested in their new lives than others, yet all are saved. Thankfully this is why salvation is His response to our choosing Him and comes to us because of our faith. The righteousness we do is insufficient. The righteousness we are is completely His reckoned to us, which is His standing in line for us at the Pearly gates. Right now that line of all people who will enter heaven but are still alive in the flesh is only one person long.

Love you all,
Steve Corey