Colossians 2:14
“Having wiped out the (certificate of debt with its) hand-writing of requirements that was against us; and He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross.” NKJV
Have you ever thought what this means?
Consider 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 and Revelation 20:11-15: we will all, sinner and saint, be Judged by GOD for how we lived our life from the books kept in Heaven. The most important book is The Lamb’s Book of Life! If your name in not in that book then no matter what else you did you will not be allowed into Heaven but you will be thrown into the eternal lake of fire and brimstone.*
Psalm 139:13-18 tells us that GOD wrote out the days of our lives before we were born, when we were in our mother’s womb. Now the problem for us is that we are born a sinner and we have to hear and understand that we are a sinner and going to the lake of fire when we die for eternal punishment unless we except GOD’s Plan of Salvation through JESUS CHRIST (Matthew 25:41; Revelation 20:11-15)!
JESUS told Nicodemus that we must be born again (John 3:1-10); Paul said when we are born again we are a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17), old things have passed away and all things become new!
What does that mean to our life?
JESUS had a purpose from before creation (1 Peter 1:13-21) to restore us as children and servants of GOD (John 1:29, 12:27-33).
We know that GOD removes our sin (but not always the results) because JESUS took our punishment (2 Corinthians 5:21; Ephesians 2:4-10). JESUS told us to seek first GOD’s Kingdom and His Righteousness (Matthew 6:33) and to lay down our life, take up our cross and follow Him (Mark 8:34-38). In the process we will obey Paul’s command in Philippians 2:12-16, “…work out your own salvation…”. It is up to us to seek GOD and find out what His Will and Purpose for our life is according to what He wrote out for us in our mother’s womb.
How do we do that?
John 8:31-32; 15:1-8; by abiding in JESUS which will only happen if His Word is abiding in us! Our Gift and Calling are always there for us to obey (Romans 11:29; 2 Peter 1:5-11) if we seek GOD (Amos 5:4-7).
* As a side note for all those who are trying to live longer, trying to live forever; no matter how you live your life you will live forever! We are formed in our mother’s womb as a living (being) spirit and we will live forever in Heaven or the lake of fire.
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