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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Development of Eternal Life, #2
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him; (Hebrews 5:9—NIV)
Walking in obedience to God's general and specific will results in the full knowledge and possession of God in Christ, which is eternal life. We can be sincere about what we do each day. But if we are not doing what God has ordained we are walking in spiritual death. Sincerity alone will not result in our pleasing God. We must be walking in truth. We must worship God in truth as well as in spirit. "There is a way that seemeth right unto a man; but the end therefore are the ways of death" (Proverbs 14:12).
Pilate asked, "What is truth?" This is a very important question in a person's life, as Pilate recognized. How can we be certain our life is in harmony with God's plan for us? That we are pursuing the true Kingdom?
The first thing we can do to insure we truly are performing God's will is to study the Scriptures each day, both Old and New Testaments. There are some passages we read that we can begin to practice. But as soon as we set out to do what the Scriptures teach we discover we must pray continually for the wisdom and strength of the Lord. We must seek the Lord constantly or we cannot act, speak or think according to the righteous and holy ways described in God's written Word.
If we study the Scriptures prayerfully they lead us to the living Lord and we begin to trust in Him. He becomes real to us. The life we are seeking is not in the Scriptures but in the Lord Jesus Himself.
It is not enough that we merely read the Scriptures, we must practice what they teach.
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: (Matthew 7:24)
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: (Matthew 7:26)
In order to live in the sight of God we have to do His will.
For example:
Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. (Matthew 7:12)
To read the above commandment and then to give up in despair, telling ourselves we cannot do it and it does not matter because we are saved by grace and not by works, is not God's will. This is the current practice, based on a misunderstanding of Paul's doctrine of grace. The doctrine that we do not have to do what the Scriptures command because we are saved by grace has destroyed the testimony of the Christian churches.
Eternal life comes only as we do whatever God has commanded. The one acceptable response to Matthew 7:12, and to every other commandment of God whether in the Scriptures or by revelation to us as an individual, is to look to Jesus for wisdom and strength so we may please Him with our response to His written Word.
God means exactly what He says. Eternal life comes to us as we obey God's Word.
To be continued.