The Privilege of Being Faithful

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest secure,

because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
nor will you let your faithful one see decay.

-Psalm 16:9-10, NIV

What is the greatest privilege in being faithful in our walk with God? It is this: That we are rejoicing in both our life and in our death.

Everyone knows that life here on earth is too short, and this is the reason why many people are living their lives in a fast pace. People are hurrying up on many things, like on their marriage, or on getting the things they want, or on getting to the top or the position they wanted on their job. People lives in fast pace because they want to experience everything they want and to feel satisfaction in their lives before they die.

Fast pace living has become a cliché to everyone. It is true that we might regret it on the end if we did not do the things that wanted to do, and in my opinion, fast pace living isn’t really bad, but we must know that getting all these things or everything we want isn’t really that important. Many people focus on these things in their life that is why they live in a fast pace, but the man who faithful in his walk with God is different.

“What is different to a man who is faithful in his walk with God?”

Well, the big difference, I could say, is that he recognize the of move God’s grace in his life. This man can enjoy his life to the fullest because of his recognition to this grace. Even though this man can experience hardships and trials in his life, this man will never be pulled down because of his recognition to this grace. This man can feel security and not worry about anything his life! Even if he is dying in his flesh, this man continues to rejoice because he knows that at the time he dies in his flesh, he will be together with God. This man can enjoy every moment, every step and every fall in his walk with God, and still end up standing in the end. It is all because of his recognition to the grace of God.

Now, let’s look at a man who does not recognize the grace of God in his life. Well, he could be easily recognized as that person who worries too much about his life, especially if he is living in a fast pace. He could be the person who pressures himself too much just to accomplish something he wanted. This man focus on the things that are not eternal, that is why he could not be satisfied in his life, unlike the faithful man who has satisfaction with God. This man is afraid for his death to come, especially if he haven’t accomplished everything that he wants to accomplish in his life. This is all because he does not recognize the move of God’s grace in his life.

Being faithful to our walk with God gives us this great edge in our lives. Recognizing God’s grace, which is Jesus Christ, is the best thing we have that could satisfy us in our living. We could enjoy life to the fullest and without worries. And even in our death, we would still rejoice because we know that we have salvation in Jesus Christ.

So brothers, let us continue to be faithful in our walk with God. God bless you.


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Grace, Obedience and Salvation

Salvation exists because of God’s grace. We all know that it is because of the grace that we have been saved. It is an unmerited favor, something that is given to us that we do not deserve to get, but because of this, it was made known to us that it is not by our human efforts that we would be saved. But does that mean that we shouldn’t obey the Lord anymore? I believe, not. Let’s look at this verse:

Then the LORD said to Moses, "I will rain down bread from heaven for you. The people are to go out each day and gather enough for that day. In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions.

-Exodus 16:4, NIV

This was said by the Lord at the time the Israelites were grumbling against Moses. At that time, they do not have any food to eat, but the Lord provided bread for them. If we look at the deeper meaning of this, then we would know that it is “GRACE”. Why did I say that this is “GRACE”? Well, the Israelites didn’t work to get the food, but it is the Lord who provided the food for them, that is why it is “GRACE”.

I want you to know that God has also given us the bread, which is His grace that I believe all of us have already taken. This bread is not just any ordinary bread, because it is the Bread of Life, which is Jesus Christ! At the time we received Christ in our lives, we know that we are already saved, but we must also know that we should still continue to obey even though salvation has been granted to us.

“We are already saved, why should we still obey?”

It is because Christian life is a continuous process, a long test given to us by God. Like what is stated in the verse written above:

“In this way I will test them and see whether they will follow my instructions”.

Therefore, we shouldn’t slack off in our lives even though we know that we are already saved. We shouldn’t continue on our sinful living. The Lord is still testing us if we would become obedient, and I believe that when the time of judgment comes, He will only grant the eternal life to those who had passed the test that He had given. I believe that eternal life would only be given to those who didn’t abuse the Bread of Life and become obedient the Lord.

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