Sunday Rhapsody Of Realities - Saved For A Reason

...but according to his own purpose...now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel (2 Timothy 1:9-10).

The real message of Christianity isn’t about a saviour. Of course, Jesus Christ is the Saviour of the world, but He didn’t just come to save us. If that were all He came to do, it wouldn’t have been adequate for righteousness. In Christianity, there’s much more than being saved.

Deuteronomy 6:23 gives us the key to God’s purpose: “And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the land which he sware unto our fathers.” Notice the verse doesn’t say, “He brought us out and brought us in.” He brought us out (saved us) for a reason: “that He might bring us in.” This expression is about one word: Purpose. But that’s not all. He “brought us in” to give us the land of our inheritance and make us great, as He said to Abraham.

God had said to Abraham, “I will make you great and I will make your seed after you great.” But his descendants became slaves in Egypt, and that wasn’t greatness. When it was time for His purpose for their lives to be realized, so that they’d become the great ones that He wanted them to be, He set them free, brought them into a place of liberty, and gave them the land.

When Jesus came, He brought us out of sin that we might inherit His righteousness. He brought us out of pain and penury that we might have life in abundance, a life of prosperity and abundant wealth. He didn’t just come to save us; He came to give us “the land,” that we might live in prosperity, health and soundness every day in this earth, and live to the praise of His glory. That way, we can help others learn about Him, so they can have a great life too.

PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for my inheritance in Christ. I’m a joint-heir with Christ; therefore, I know no lack. I’m abundantly supplied because I’m the seed of Abraham. I’m an able representative of our heavenly kingdom here on earth, and I’m winning others to the Lord in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY: Ephesians 1:11 - Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.
Romans 8:16-17 - For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children. ¹⁷ And since we are his children, we are his heirs. In fact, together with Christ we are heirs of God’s glory. But if we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering.
John 10:10 - The thief’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.

1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: John 7:1-24, 1 Kings 15-17
2 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: 1 Corinthians 9:11-19, Proverbs 11