Ephesians 1:14
who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
It is almost like we are in one of those “in between” periods. We are His posession, and in the heavenly realm we are redeemed. But we wait for the fullness of that redemption. Our Lord has paid the price for our redemption. The blood of Christ paid in full the price of our souls to be completely restored back to the original state. However in the meantime we are still here on the earth with all of it’s brokenness and sin. Waiting for our Redeemer to come for us. The key is to occupy the land and to be busy about the work of ministry in anticipation of His imminent return. It is a transition period. And all transition periods are problematic. Like adolescence or any other “in between” stage when we are about to be “there” but we are still “here” we are not quite adults but we are no longer children, in adolescence we yearn to be fully grown yet we sometimes act like we are not ready at all, and so the age old problems of that awkward “in between” stage persists. Our souls are holy and we yearn for heaven yet we are vexed with the sin and corruption of this world. We are bound to this earth yet we belong to eternity.
application
today I will meditate on this verse:
Colossians 3:2-4
New International Version (NIV)
2 Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3 For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.Consider reading my wife Margaret's devo on this verse as well -
http://mrsd4him.blogspot.com
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