Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Proper Channel

Ephesians 2:12 - ...that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

I had a blog several days ago explaining our spiritual blessings once we have received Christ. Today I want to share a little more.

As the scripture above states, we are without God and without hope without Christ. We are considered aliens/foreigners in this life. Think of what illegal aliens in this country should not have. They live among us but do not legally have jobs, insurance, homes, education. “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who does not enter the sheepfold by the door, but climbs up some other way, the same is a thief and a robber."(John 10:1)

But if they come to this country legally, go through the proper channel, they can have these things. This is the way it is in God's kingdom. You cannot have all the benefits unless you do it the right way. You cannot hope to have eternal life without Jesus. You cannot enter the Kingdom of God without Jesus. He prepared the way for us. He is the only Way, truth and life...no one goes to the Father except through Him.

There are rules in life...eternal and physical. Too many don't like following the rules. They want...and in their own way. Stubborn arrogance and rebellion will not get eternal life. Those things are not "legal." They are not the way. You will not get to heaven apart from Christ.

But listen to this: But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off [aliens/foreigners] have been brought near by the blood of Christ (Ephesians 2:13). Only through His blood. Only through Christ do we have real hope.

Just like there are (should be) "walls" to keep out illegal aliens in our country, there is a wall that separates us from God...that wall is sin. It is illegal, as it were, in God's eyes. It must be taken down and it can be by our reconciliation (voluntary) with Christ. Then we have access to all God wants us to have. When illegal aliens enter into our country the proper way, they should have access...as much as they choose to have.

Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God...(Ephesians 2:19). That's all it takes. Entering in through Jesus, our Door, our Gate. We must be obedient to that call, that entering in, for it all to happen. It comes with a childlike faith in Jesus Christ and receiving Him as Savior and living a different life in Him, no longer strangers and having full access to Him.

John 10:9 - I am the door. If anyone enters by Me, he will be saved, and will go in and out and find pasture. 

No comments:

Post a Comment