"I am Secure"

"The wicked have waited for me to destroy me: but I will consider thy testimonies." (Psalms 119:95)

  No matter what you might think about eternal security, you have got to agree that the price has been paid in full for your salvation; anything else is robbery and taking away from the finished work of our Lord and Savior. There are plenty of false religions that will fit your way of thinking, if that is what you are looking for; but why would anyone even consider it, based upon the unrighteousness of the human heart? There are at least two very important points that I see being made in this verse; both of which are the two major differences between those that trust in the finished work of Christ, and those that pretend otherwise. The first is explained by the definition of 'the wicked,' which are those that are guilty of sin. There is really nothing wrong with being guilty of sin, because there really is none that are righteous, and we are all guilty of sin; the big difference is that those who confess that Jesus died for their sins have been forgiven, and those that do not, are convicted and really don't feel nice towards those that spout forgiveness of sin. My mom always use to say, "Misery loves company," which is one way of saying that those who are miserable by choice, choose to be around miserable people. Which brings me to the second point, in that, our security is a choice! This is Paul's heart in Galatians 3:1, as he asked a very serious question to those that somehow thought they needed to add to the finished work of Christ: "Who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth?" Believe it or not, but it most surely is a spiritual issue. How is it that anyone who has been delivered from the bondage of sin, can turn again looking for chains to be bound with? I totally get why, because I do struggle with sin; as do many, if not all my other brothers and sisters. But the difference between those that put all their in Christ and those that do not, is those that walk by faith and those that walk by sight. I other words, if you are measuring the finished work of Christ by the challenge you have to be holy, you have missed the whole point of putting all your faith in Christ. In this very important point, it is 'His testimonies' that give us our choice: as in, will you believe them or not. Whether you might know it or not, believing is a choice...

"I ask you again, does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? Of course not! It is because you believe the message you heard about Christ. In the same way, Abraham believed God, and God counted him as righteous because of his faith. The real children of Abraham, then, are those who put their faith in God." (Galatians 3:5-7) NLT