YOUR BEST PLACE IN LIFE

Post date: Jul 1, 2013 4:29:26 AM

In this very world, as long as you are still living and breathing, there is a secure place for you in Christ Jesus despite all the fear of insecurity and passage of your expected and calculated time; there is a safe place for you to take refuge from the everyday storm of living for Him, there is a place of hope despite the frustrations and odds you face each day, a place of better assurance in your tomorrow, a place of greater expectations despite the numerous disappointments in the past. Despite what may be happening around you, God will never gamble over your life, He will never joke with your destiny which is in His hands; He will never forget His commitment to keep you, to bless you, to provide for you and to present you as His own before the world, and He will never trade you for anything and to anyone.

There is a sure place on this very earth and in heaven above for everyone who is truly born again, everyone who had truly committed their lives and ways completely into His hands. Those who have been redeemed by the power in His word; washed and preserved by the power in the blood of Jesus Christ, those who have despised the shame of being called by His name, those who were prepared before the foundation of the world and have continuously kept themselves in Him and are now ready for the open manifestation of Christ Jesus in their lives.

Your place in Christ Jesus is never measured by your status, wealth, location, profession or position in the church or society. This place is made available only by reason of the salvation of your soul by His grace alone. This place will never be compromised and you will never be denied His very best for you. You might be very small, but you have an exalted position; you might be very weak and insignificant, but your pace is very strong and formidable; you might be very poor, but your place in Christ Jesus is rich and flourishing with all the goodness of heaven.

It is only the salvation of your soul that can open the door of this place for you to enter, and it is only your commitment in following Christ Jesus that keeps you in that place permanently. The Salvation of your soul guarantees your spiritual growth, your inheritance of everything promised by God in Christ Jesus, and your prepared place here on earth and the in heaven. After salvation, walking in complete obedience to the entire scripture is all you need; please note that salvation without obedience is as bad as not having been saved at all despite what you may say and do in the church and among other believers.  To obey is better than sacrifice, Samuel told King Saul.

Despite the pursuit of King Saul to take his life, David was so sure of His place in God after his call and anointing that he emphatically said: “The Lord is my Shepherd to feed, guide, and shield me, I shall not lack. He makes me lie down in fresh, tender green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. He refreshes and restores my life and my self; He leads me in the paths of righteousness, uprightness and right standing with Him, not for my earning it, but for His name’s sake. Yes, though I walk through the deep, sunless valley of the shadow of death, I will fear or dread no evil, for You are with me; Your rod to protect and Your staff to guide, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my brimming cup runs over. Surely or only goodness, mercy, and unfailing love shall follow me all the days of my life, and through the length of my days the house of the Lord and His presence shall be my dwelling place.” Psalm 23:1-6

Like David, God wants you to have confidence in Him in all things. He wants you to trust in His ability as you trust in His love and salvation. He wants you to know Him as being always very faithful in keeping all of His promises to everyone in all generations. He wants you to know that He can defend, and will defend you when the devil rises up against you. He wants you to know that He is always with you and will always speak for you in all things. He wants you to know that He will answer your prayers despite the delays.  For prayer Click here