CONFIRMED ROYALTY
1Corinthians 6:12-20
1Corinthians 6:12-20
The Message vv.19-20: “Or didn’t you realize that your body is a sacred place, the place of the Holy Spirit? Don’t you see that you can’t live however you please, squandering what God paid such a high price for? The physical part of you is not some piece of property belonging to the spiritual part of you. God owns the whole works. So let people see God in and through your body.”
Keith and his family began sitting next to Shakira and her family during church service (see Begun Here, to be Finished…There devotion). The kids who were being confirmed wore white robes, and sat in a pew up front. Keith elbowed Shakira, “What’s confirmation, Shak?” he whispered. (Kon-fir-MA-shon means verified, approved).
“After a couple years of studying our faith, we get confirmed…kind of like graduation” she whispered back.
“How come?”
“Confirmation recognizes the kids as adult members of the congregation.”
“There’s so much to learn! I thought believing in Jesus was the end-game. You told me there weren’t any rules, remember?” (See Rules? devotion).
Keith’s just like countless believers. Why do so many people think that the road ends at salvation? Do we take salvation—and the Holy Spirit’s indwelling—for granted? News bulletin: the Lord’s not just passing through. Royalty (God’s Holy Spirit) indwells believers. Invisible changes are happening inside, while our outsides look unchanged. The Holy Spirit transforms people from the inside out, and it’s day by day (Romans 12:2, 2Corinthians 3:18). Do we grow so accustomed to having the best gift of salvation, that we forget how special we are to God?
Learning more about our spiritual growth will help us to remember that we’re being groomed for the family business. (God’s family business: His kingdom).
Refer to Every Believer is Special devotion to remind you how extraordinary you are to God. With Jesus as our big Brother, and the indwelling Holy Spirit, we are confirmed, authentic royalty! Not in the Confirmation of Faith church practice kind of way, but rather, we’re confirmed, or established as God’s kids. We’re royalty, as children of the King! Remember, our being groomed as a Chosen Race, Royal Priesthood, Holy Nation, and God’s Own Possession is ongoing (1Peter 2:9-10).
Shakira elbowed Keith, “Ok. If growing and learning is a rule, I guess I lied to you. But isn’t it cool how we’re being changed without even knowing it?” she whispered.
Take Home Nugget
Has anything changed since King Jesus came into your life, claiming your heart? Would others know whose you are, who you serve?
Has anything changed since King Jesus came into your life, claiming your heart? Would others know whose you are, who you serve?
Strive for everyone to know that you serve God above,
His Holy Spirit dwells inside, and fills us with His love.
His Holy Spirit dwells inside, and fills us with His love.
J.D. Griffith
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