Scripture:
Galatians 1:3-5
Wesley Hill
has written a good book called, “Washed and Waiting.” “Washed” is a reference to 1 Corinthians
6:11: “You were washed, you were
sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the LORD JESUS CHRIST and by the
Spirit of our GOD. “Waiting” is a
reference to Romans 8:23, 25: “We
ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait
eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies . . . . If we hope
for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.”
Many of the
Lenten devotionals I have written have centered on the redemptive work of GOD
in us through what JESUS accomplished through His death, burial, and
resurrection. We have been “washed.” But we are still residing in this fallen and
broken world as aliens in a foreign land (1 Peter 2:11). So we are “waiting” for the day when we will
arrive to our eternal home.
The present
age is an evil age because sin has such a grip on our lives and because Satan
is allowed so much power. Did you know
unbelievers can have their minds blinded by “the god of this age” (2
Corinthians 4:4)? That’s one reason why
we must be very careful in judging others.
Believers can also be blinded and deceived by the Enemy. That’s why a great percentage of believers
can walk in pride and self-righteousness and not even be aware of it (1 John
2:11).
But the good
news is that for those of us who are believers, the rescue has begun
(Colossians 1:13). We have “tasted the
powers of the age to come” (Hebrews 6:5).
Paul said, “If anyone is in CHRIST, he is a new creation; the old has
passed away, behold, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17).
I love
Galatians 5:1: “It was for freedom that
CHRIST set us free (it is a completed act, it is an on-going process, and it
will culminate in our new home) . . . .”
JESUS is
Risen . . . !
Richard
Holloman
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