Results and Responsibilities

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Results and Responsibilities (1 John 3:2, 3)


Because we know about our present state as children of God, we also know that the future will be even more fantastic, even though we may not yet fully understand it. That we will see the Lord and be like Him should fill us with joy and confidence and not a little bit of awe and wonder.

What is the difference between Satan's and Eve's wish to be like God (Gen. 3:5, Isa. 14:14, Ezek. 28:2) and the promise of 1 John 3:2 that we will be like Him?

Satan wanted to be like God in power and may have craved the adoration of all created beings. However, it seems that he was not interested in being like God in character. His desire to be like God in power did not deepen his relationship with God, but to the contrary has disrupted and ruined it.

Although Christians will be like God, they do not desire to take God's place. They want to be like Him in loving others, in selfless service, in exhibiting purity of thought and righteousness of action. They respect the basic difference between Creator and creature and do not want to do away with it. For them the issue is love, not power. As Jesus showed us, to be like God is to give of oneself totally and unselfishly for the good of others. Jesus came to show us what the Father is like. "Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?" (John 14:9).
Think of the incredible contrast between the character of Jesus and the character of Satan. A created being, Satan sought a position higher than he had but for a purely personal and selfish motive, while Jesus

 

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Pride and jealousy caused satan's fall, for he was cast out of heaven and fell like lightning! Eve looked upon the fruit of the forbidden tree and since it looked good and was pleasant to the taste, she took a bite and gave Adam a bite, too, so Eve was to bear children with pain for her disobedience and Adam would labor and sweat for their living, as both were cast out of the Garden of Eden!

Sooooo what makes people think that they can get into Heaven...God's glorious Beaulah Land, by their disobeying God and not loving or obeying Jesus, His beloved Son, Who took our place upon Calvary's Cross? Well my natural tendacy (the flesh is weak) is to serve satan but my Spiritual strength from Jesus Christ, as my own personal Savior, helps me to keep serving and following Him! Until we accept Jesus we will give in to satan, but after we accept Him, we are given the faith to know that Jesus is God born in the flesh and is the only Savior of the world. No one comes to our Heavenly Father but only by and through Him!

Praise God, Thank You, Jesus, and Holy Spirit, for the faith you have given me to believe and serve the Lord of lords and the King of kings! I am a Child of the King and will inherit along with all other faithful saints all that the Kingdom of God holds! Amen! God Bless! Ma Betty

 

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