Daily Devotion

 With Pastor Ancel Presnell

“GLORIFICATION, HERE WE COME!”

Paul outlines the chronology of all Christian’s salvation in Romans 8:30. No person can be saved unless God calls them to Him through His Son, Christ Jesus! This fact rules out the man-made myth of easy-believism.  There are innumerable people who have prayed superficial prayers for Christ to save them or to come into their heart without the draw of the God to that person to Christ. This is not biblical salvation. The salvation of every believer begins at: 1) God’s calling. “Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called” (Romans 8:30)

Those who God calls: 2) He Justifies. Justification is the declaration by God that a believer is righteous in Him. Only God can do this. A legal transaction has taken place that makes us righteous. Christ has paid for our sins and those whom God has called, He also justifies!

God has predestined all who are called, to be justified, and ultimately, we will be: 3) Glorified! Our glorification will be the beginning of all of eternity for us as believers. Everything that we have endured as believers in this life will all be worked together for good for us who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Our glorification shall never go through another moment of trial, tribulation, or suffering! This is a reality for all of God’s children! At the moment of our glorification when this life on earth is over, Paul’s words to us in Romans 8:18 will be experienced in it’s totality! Romans 8:18– “18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”

Dear child of God, we must not become overly focused on this world and the various struggles that we must endure during our time in it. We are just passing through. Our eternity is in heaven! Our Savior is in Heaven! It is heaven where He will change our fallen and sin cursed bodies into a new glorified body likened unto His. One day, yes, one day, glorification, HERE WE COME!

Philippians 3:20, 21–“20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: 21 Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.”