Salvation is freedom and then so much more.
It was not just the wiping of a slate, but also the enabling of a whole new future of hope, life, and love.
Salvation was the beginning of living in reality. It was the beginning of life.
He took all of our darkness, but then He gave us His light.
That second part must not ever be forgotten.
Do you think of yourself as King or Queen, Prince or Princess?
Through salvation, that is who we are.
We are the children of God, and we were adopted into the wealthiest,
grandest, greatest, most amazing family there ever was, is, or will be.
We are co-heirs with Christ.
Think about that!
Christ, the one and only Son of the one true God.
God has brought us up to Him.
We are Kings and Queens, Princes and Princesses.
We sit at His table, for He is our Father and He is our Friend.
That is the reality of Christianity.
Not just a struggle to stay pure, but a conquest to bring hope.
We are called up to Him, to reign with Him.
We are lights to shine forth His love.
The representatives to go out and invite people into His courts.
He calls us "Son" and "Daughter."
And He says, "Go."
To all the world, telling of this good news.
Inviting people into the inheritance that is theirs if they choose.
He places the crown upon our head and says, "Rise, you are mine."
He's not trying to cheat you out of your life.
He's trying to give you your life.
And He is inviting you in to His throne room.
The call has gone out, it has resounded across the nations.
“Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”
And a small voice responses as we lie prostrate at His feet.
“Here am I! Send me.”
And He says to us as we are before Him,
"Rise up and shine, for your light has come. The shining-greatness of the Lord has risen upon you."
And we rise and we go.
That is the call.
That is our waiting destiny.
To be Kings and Queens, His Children.
To be lifted up to Christ and to walk in the reality of His perfect image.
That is the Gospel, our Inheritance.
