As we celebrated Easter yesterday, I know we, as Christians, were filled with joy and hope. We celebrate because we truly believe in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. His sacrifice gives us hope of eternal life, forgiveness for sins, and reconciles us to God.
This is our salvation. It is a free gift from God that we do not have to earn through good works or any other way but our belief. Though it is free, I still wonder what it means to truly walk in salvation!
When we are saved our lives should be transformed. We are born again which means we are a new person in Christ. There should be evidence of this in our everyday lives. Our actions, words and attitudes should reflect our faith. We learn to overcome sin and live a more godly life. It doesn’t mean that we won’t fail daily, but that we will try our best not to and when we do sin we will instantly know and repent to the Lord.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Corinthians 5:17
Walking in our salvation means making Jesus our Lord. Our desires should change to His desires. We should honor Him in all we do. Sometimes this means letting go of things that could cause a hindrance in our Christian walk. It is doing the will of the Lord no matter the cost. We should walk in love and righteousness because it is truly in our hearts to please the Father. It is an act of denying our flesh because let’s face it our flesh wants the opposite of God’s will. It is a choice we make in obedience to God.
“Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me.” Matthew 16:24
There is so much more to salvation than just believing. We are children of the one true God and we should walk a walk of faith and obedience. Everything we do here on earth should be to further the Kingdom of God! Our hearts should be burdened for the lost enough that we can show them the love and character of Jesus and be able to live out our salvation as an example to others so that they want what we have!!!!
“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling; for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.” Philippians 2:12-13
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