ஆதவன் 🔥 998🌻 அக்டோபர் 22, 2023 ஞாயிற்றுக்கிழமை
AATHAVAN 🔥 998🌻 Sunday, October 22, 2023
"But
now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of
Christ." (Ephesians 2: 13)
Scripture compares the relationship between Christ and us as believers to a marriage relationship. Before we marry someone we have nothing to do with them and their family. But after marriage with him we become close relatives with them. We are family relatives.
In
the same way, we used to live wickedly without knowing Christ and were distant
from Him. But now we are close to Christ after being washed by His blood and
knowing Him.
Thus
when we were distant from him we had no right to his property; we made no
covenant with him; we lacked firm belief in God; Above all we had no God.
This is what the apostle Paul said, "That at
that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel,
and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in
the world:" ( Ephesians 2 : 12 )
"Which in time past were not a people, but are
now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained
mercy." (1 Peter 2: 10)
Paul, who was telling how the present situation became possible for us, says, "Now you have come near by the blood of Christ." That is, He says that we have this opportunity because of His shed blood on the cross.
Beloved,
because we are so close to God, we can live with faith today. It is necessary
for us to maintain this position. Otherwise, we will become distant from him as
before; we will be like orphans without faith. Not only that, but we will be
far away from eternal life. So let's continue to hold on to faith.
That is why the author of Hebrews warns, "Take
heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in
departing from the living God." (Hebrews 3: 12) Yes,
"For we
are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence
stedfast unto the end;" (Hebrews 3: 14) only
then will we be eligible for the rights we have already read about.
God’s Message: - Bro. M. Geo Prakash
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