I’m a kept woman.
No, this isn’t an X-rated post. All children of God are kept. Christians are kept men, kept women, kept children.
God’s Guarantee
Jude says this:
“Jude, a bond-servant of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, To those who are the called, beloved in God the Father, and kept for [or by] Jesus Christ:” (Jude 1)
“Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen.” (Jude 24–25)
Elsewhere Jesus says that no one can snatch us from His hand.
“My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.” (John 10:27–28)
Paul says nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus.
“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:38–39)
Paul also told us we’d be holy and blameless before God.
“He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we would be holy and blameless before Him.” (Ephesians 1:4)
We are kept safe, forever.
We are assured of being holy and blameless before Him.
Eternal security is, of course, about eternity, but it is also foundational for a courageous, fear-free life.
Our responsibility
At the same time, here on earth, we have many responsibilities towards Him who gave all for us.
We have the responsibility to endure.
“But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.” (Matthew 24:13)
We are to build up our faith and keep ourselves in the love of God.
“But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life.” (Jude 20–21)
We are to consistently study the entire Word of God, all 66 books, building up our faith. We are to learn God’s Word and apply it.
We are to keep ourselves in the love of God, keeping His commandments and thereby growing in knowledge of Him and love for Him.
Security Guaranteed
The Lord God, all-powerful, all knowing, guarantees our eternal safety. And we have received the Holy Spirit as a deposit of our God-given inheritance. Nobody and nothing can take that away from the child of God.
“In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is given as a pledge of our inheritance, with a view to the redemption of God’s own possession, to the praise of His glory.” (Ephesians 1:13–14)
Set your heart
Set your heart to:
- Seek Him
- Study His Word
- Keep His commandments.
He is worth it.
