“God’s Ultimate purpose”

 “God’s Ultimate Purpose”

 

And having chosen them He called them to come to Him.  And having called them, He gave them RIGHT STANDING with Himself.  And having given them RIGHT STANDING, He gave them His GLORY.   Romans 8:30

 

There are THREE steps that is incorporated in God’s ULTIMATE PURPOSE for the TRUE BELIEVER.  The FIRST STEP is: Being CALLED, this is a calling to be made into the IMAGE of the LORD JESUS CHRIST, Who is the SON of the ALMIGHTY GOD, and it is a part of His ULTIMATE PURPOSE. In verse twenty-eight it tells us that; “We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who LOVE GOD and are CALLED according to His PURPOSE for them.”

 

The SECOND STEP is: Being JUSTIFIED, is having a VALID, RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God. Since we have been made RIGHT in God’s SIGHT by FAITH, we have PEACE with God because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. (5:1) It was because He took OUR SINS to the CROSS, and they are COVERED by His PRECIOUS BLOOD.  NEVER to be REMEMBERED again.  And that is JUSTIFICATION. 

 

The THIRD STEP is:  Being GLORIFIED, is having the riches and GLORY of CHRIST, and this is the SECRET: That CHRIST LIVES in YOU.  And it gives us ASSURANCE of SHARING His GLORY. (Col. 1:27) This GLORIFICATION is another way of saying that GOD’S CHILDREN will be “CONFORMED” to His Son, the LORD JESUS CHRIST. And this is God’s ULTIMATE PURPOSE.

 

So, what is your status?  Have you been CALLED, JUSTIFIED, and GLORIFIED?  Is God working in your life to complete His ULTIMATE PURPOSE?  If you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to GOD, through His SON, the LORD JESUS CHRIST because you have been REJECTING His invitation to become a part of His Family, then you are missing the CALL. And He’ll not KEEP offering it, if you are NOT going to ACCEPT IT.  However, IF you are being CONVICTED of YOUR SINS, you have the OPPORTUNITY to ACCEPT the INVITATION to become part of the Family of GOD.  And this is what you MUST DO:  First, ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER in NEED of the SAVIOR, Jesus Christ, who made a WAY for you to have an ETERNITY in Heaven, and to ESCAPE an ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS and NO WAY to ESCAPE once you are there.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS died for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.  YOU MUST BE WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and let Him work His ULTIMATE PURPOSE in YOUR LIFE.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t be LEFT BEHIND!!!