The Heir of salvation, Purchase of God
Hebrews 1:4 Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?
2 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
2 For if the word spoken by angels was stedfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompence of reward;
3 How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation; which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed unto us by them that heard him;
4 God also bearing them witness, both with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles, and gifts of the Holy Ghost, according to his own will?
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NKJV) 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Lately I have been singing the old hymns of my childhood. William Newells’ “At Calvary” is an ever-present melody, with its lyrics proclaiming mercy, grace and liberty. And “Blessed Assurance,” where Fanny Crosby reminds us we are “heirs of salvation, purchase of God.” Because God paid the extraordinary price of His own Son, we have the legal right to salvation.
As the writer of Hebrews said “we have so great a salvation,” yet some squander this great gift. I heard someone say recently she had been saved from her sins, but she had not been delivered from this world. What did she mean? She had accepted salvation but she had not yet turned her back on the allure of this world.
Paul said we must work out our salvation. The terms for our salvation were completed at Calvary, but I believe, in a way, we are saved daily as we give over our will to God and utilize the gifts of the Holy Spirit for the building up of the Kingdom. Every day.
May we begin each day by seeking His guidance, and end each day thanking him for His faithfulness.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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