2 Jul 2012; Jude

Our Master

Proverbs 2:21
 For the upright will inhabit the land,
  and those with integrity will remain in it,
(Proverbs 2:21 ESV)

Who is call the upright? What land and whose does it belongs to? What is integrity?

Our Lord is the one who called us upright. The land is given by God - promised land, or what the Lord has promised you. The integrity to walk in fear of God and away from evil or sins.

The Lord our master. That is the fundamental of our believe - our faith.

What is our faith? Answer: The living word of God - Jesus.
Through Christ he has given us salvation.

From this God, comes the salvation, through Christ we are made righteous or upright. It is these people whom God will choose to poccess the land.

From Jude 3, it too mentioned about our common salvation, which is for us to contend for the faith.

So what does all these say - Without God - Our master, proverbs 2:21 does not hold.

Who then is God to you, or to me? Is he the master or Master?

Jude 3
 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.
(Jude 1:3 ESV)

Our common salvation

Three observations about “common salvation”:

• Open to all- A common invitation extended to all regardless of social, educational marital status.

• Once for all - A complete initiation solely based & absolutely decided by Jesus’ finished work of the Cross. God’s salvation’s plan cannot be added to, nor subtracted from.

• Onus on all (as saints) - A sacred trust and stewardship, to treasure, share and spread it.

We take take salvation is open to all, how much do we believe that salvation is once and for all. But what did we do about onus for all?

If God is for us and has done for us, what is my reaction? How did I conduct our faith?

Jude 4
 For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
(Jude 1:4 ESV)

Have I cheapen God's grace? Knowing that He will forgive and so it become ok to sin..

How to walk in integrity?

It is not how, but a desire to be so, for the fear of our God and the necessary right conduct of our faith.

As such, I pray for myself and for my family, because of what you have done, Lord help me to be proper in the conduct of my walk and faith in you. Keep me away from sins and obviously away from sins. The world has its big chunk of sins, keep them at bay and let me be reminded to stay away from them. Likewise for my family. Amen

If I acknowledge god as my Master, do a proper conduct of my faith - fear the Lord. Of ourse my desire is to inherite the land and walk in integrity to continue to poccess the land.

I want that land to be a legacy for my family, so let me walk in fear of the Lord and in intergity. I pray this in Jesus Name. Amen.