Philippians 2:12 "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..."
"During a physical 'workout', you exercise to develop your body, not to get a body. When you 'work out' a puzzle, you already have all the pieces – your task is to put them together. Farmers 'work' the land, not to get land, but to develop what they already have." When you become a follower of Jesus Christ, He gives you new life, but you still have a responsibility to make sure that you are intentionally growing closer to God. The more you do that, the more of that new life you experience. You have a responsibility to actively follow Christ and grow in the salvation that He has given to you. Over the last few weeks, have you been working out your salvation with fear and trembling? How can you do more of that today?
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