The new birth, spiritual birth, is by the imperishable seed of the Word. The one who has been born again through this imperishable seed
will remain in Christ forever because it is the ever living word that brings this new, ever living life. This means we are secure forever in the family of God. We cannot walk away from our salvation. We cannot lose our salvation. What we can do however is neglect the command to have longings for the imperishable seed which brought about our new birth. Without those longings we will then probably neglect being in the Word, which produces growth in our salvation. We cannot walk away from our salvation or lose our salvation, but we can be stunted in our spiritual growth by the choices we make regarding the Word, after God causes our new birth. The Word rejoices the heart. When we choose to be in the Word we will develop an appetite for it. We will then long for it and this command will be fulfilled in our life!
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Kathy, this is a great reminder. God's work is eternal. Therefore, unlikely as it may seem sometimes, God's work in us is eternal.
Have fun and stay busy - Luke 19:13
-The Orange Mailman
Thank you Darrin.
Aw, glad you found your way back Beth! This is actually a snippet of the devotional I am giving at our June ladies fellowship. I think I will post the whole thing in parts...stay tuned!
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