2Ti 4:8 Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of
righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day:
and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing.
Imagine, a crown of
righteousness. A crown handed to you by
the Savior Himself. Here we read of an
apostle stating that there is a CROWN of righteousness laid up for him. A crown
of RIGHTEOUSNESS waiting for Him. He
won't be wearing that crown going to meet the Lord in the air, but rather that
crown will be given to him on the day of the Lord's second coming. The crown of
righteousness can only be given to us by Christ because it is HIS righteousness
to give to those who believe in His salvation. To those who believe in His
righteousness that crown will be a reality.
They won't see their Savior and hold up their own righteousness in any
way, shape or form. They will be trusting in Christ's righteousness, KNOWING
beyond any doubt it is through HIS righteousness, not their own they are saved.
We truly have to
believe this just as Paul believed this.
He wasn't counting on his own righteousness to save Himself, but
Christ's righteousness to save him. We do NOT save ourselves.
Yes, we have to work
out our own salvation and that is trusting in Christ our righteousness. We have
to trust in Him, in His goodness, not our own. We must hold fast to Christ and
do all we can to grow in Christ, by following HIS will. Letting Christ be our
King, letting Christ be our Leader, letting Christ guide us in ALL we do, this
is so important.
We have to live for
our Savior, our Lord, and long for His appearing! We must long for the appearing of Christ as
we would long for a cherished loved one because He is the most cherished loved
one of all!
By HIS GRACE!
Amen!
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