Today’s Thought “The Gambler” G. Ward

2 Corinthians 13:5

Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?

Is faithful attendance, along with efforts in living righteously the reasoning for participating at Sunday morning worship services (Eph.2:8)? Moreover, are you convinced that righteous efforts to live a moral life, that is follow-through with perceived commands solidifies your estimation of what it means to know God (Ro.3:10, 23)?

Salvation, through Christ as Lord understands, no righteousness was found in any man, but only is resolved when whomever will confess their sins involving every moment prior to asking HIS forgiveness, for the many times they made decisions, plans, confrontations, etc., outside the realm of Holy God’s Word and then activate in a systematic study with other believers to ensure their personal relationship desired remains the absolute, most important, daily endeavor, before  this earthen journey is complete and replete with confidence that HE knows my name (*Heb.4:16). One cannot journey to think there is heavenly permissiveness in a continuation where speculative behaviors are presumably acceptable and grants eternity with the Most High? Grace and mercy pursued (ON HIS TERMS) remains the growth agency (*2 Ti.2:15), anything less is with similitude of blackjack or roulette (Luke 6:46) …