Double Security

We live in a world of heightened tensions. The threat of extreme terrorism now extends to all countries of the world. Violence and corruption are on the increase. In Australia where I live, the nation's leaders have placed our country on "high alert" status; due to the G20 meetings to be held in Brisbane QLD in November 2014. The leaders of the G20 nations will gather in Brisbane at this time to discuss matters of global significance.

 Security in Australia has been increased; with the Australian Defence Forces, the Australian Federal Police and State Police Forces all on high alert status.

 It would be good to live in peace and safety and not have to worry about atrocities and acts of terrorism. All these are the result of sin! Man's inhumanity to man are the results of sin in individual lives. The true and living God will judge all people for their sins.

 When Jesus walked among men He was not only interested in their physical wellbeing but also in their spiritual wellbeing. He knew that the end result of sin in a person's life was physical death and separation from mankind and God.

 Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

 In John chapter 10 Jesus portrays Himself as the Good Shepherd who will lay down His life for His sheep [followers]. He had power to lay down His life and He had power to raise Himself up in resurrection.

 Jesus in John 10:27-30 gives us a wonderful revelation of the power of the Godhead in action.

"(27) My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.

(28) And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.

(29) My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.

(30) I and My Father are one."

 Did you notice the double security in verses 28 & 29? The Son's hand and the Father's hand! I like to picture this as the Son's hand underneath, the Father's hand clasped over the Son's hand and all the believers cocooned safely inside.

 Romans 8:31-39

"(31) What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

(32) He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?

(33) Who shall bring a charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies.

(34) Who is he that condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us.

(35) Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

(36) As it is written: 'For Your sake we are killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.'

(37) Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

(38) For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,

(39) nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

 The apostle Paul believed these things, so much so that he put it on record for us to learn from! God has an end in view for born again believers in the Lord Jesus Christ. He will bring us safely home to heaven and there is no created power or thing that can prevent this happening. As verse 31 so aptly puts it, "...If God is for us, who can be against us?"

You and I are not promised an easy pathway in this life; however the end result is glorious! We could possibly suffer at the hands of sinners on our pathway down here. Let the words of the apostle Paul encourage us in 2 Corinthians 4:16, 17, "(16) Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day. (17) For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory."

 With all these tremendous assurances how can anyone say that you can be saved then lost? Impossible!

 

Jon Peasey

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