Day 04 - Don’t Lose The Awe of Your Salvation
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence-continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
Have you ever sat down outside on a still afternoon in the breeze for a just long enough to really think about what really matters? You shut-out distractions, dismount from the whirlwind of business and find yourself thinking on what really matters and what we as Christ followers exist for in the first place...
In Philippians 2:12 Paul presents an interesting directive when he says to “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling”... Have you sat and thought about what that might mean? Even more so, when was the last time you sat, considered and recalled all that Christ has saved you from, and into.
For us as Christ-followers to truly ‘work out’ our salvation we need to remember that we are where we are because of God’s grace and not our own merit. Our salvation is not earnt by our actions but only by the actions of Jesus and when he lived a sinless life, died on a cross and rose again, he gained victory over death, sin and shame. One time for all time.
It was once beautifully articulated in the following short statement: “God Loved. God Gave. We Believe. We Receive”; and through this lens we can truly pontificate on the beautiful gift of salvation that we have been offered through Christ.
To ‘work out’ our salvation starts with remembering that we owe it to Jesus. Second, Paul goes on to complete the directive by saying to “Work out your salvation with fear and trembling,” which doesn’t mean we should be afraid as we work out our salvation but rather, we should hold to a sense of reverence for the sacredness of what God has done through his son Jesus in our lives.
When you sit to think about your salvation journey may you be encouraged to think on the holiness and sacredness of what God has done for you! There is nothing more precious than that gift God gives us in Jesus.