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Monday, October
26, 2009
Your Inheritance
1 Corinthians 15:49-50 And as we have
borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the
heavenly. (50) Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot
inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption. (KJV)
Someday when you seek your eternal
entrance into the kingdom of God you will need to bring more than a flesh
and blood mindset and understanding, in order to be allowed access into His
kingdom. Although many base this inheritance and entry into God’s kingdom
by how good they were, or how good many claimed they were, in the end it’s
only those that truly do the will of God who will gain access, while all
others will have an eternity to ponder what could have been.
Matthew 19:16-17 And, behold, one came
and said unto him, Good Master, what good thing shall I do, that I may have
eternal life? (17) And he said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is
none good but one, that is, God: but if thou wilt enter into life, keep the
commandments. (KJV)
Hey they tried to tell Jesus of Nazareth
what a good person he was; in fact some today teach and preach that he was
so good that he was actually God. Well if our Lord was quick to squelch
those rumors back then, and the fact that He does not change, then that
would mean that He did not base the work God had Him do by man’s standards
but rather rose up to a higher standard, one which is Spiritual and in
truth. You will find that your entrance into the kingdom of God is not based
on your works, or the fact that you are or think you are some good person,
but rather your salvation is based more on hearing from an incorruptible
person now seated at the right hand of the Father.
Romans 1:21-23 Because that, when they
knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became
vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. (22) Professing
themselves to be wise, they became fools, (23) And changed the glory of the
uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds,
and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. (KJV)
You know, we are made in the image and
likeness of God, and yet with that in mind, the carnal mind I should say,
why do so many still try to lower God to man’s standards, trying to make
Him fit into man’s image and likeness? Today many still portray pictures of
a man named Jesus of Nazareth, and worship the creation more than the Creator,
making it appear that God was a man. As we see in the above verses, those
that try to lower God to man’s standards and their limited way of thinking
are portrayed as foolish and living in darkness. Oh and it goes without
saying also that anytime mankind worships any other thing, whether creeping
or flying, then they too have entered the realm of corruptible, something
God does not acknowledge as truth.
Ephesians 4:20-22 But ye have not so
learned Christ; (21) If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught
by him, as the truth is in Jesus: (22) That ye put off concerning the former
conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful
lusts; (KJV)
Ever wonder why the kingdom of God is
considered a mystery, something that has been hidden is now made manifest?
Well it is still a mystery to those that keep looking in the outward realm
and not within to find the incorruptible man, which is Christ in you the
hope of glory. My prayer for today is that you will seek first the kingdom
of God and His righteousness, and then all that is needed will be provided.
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