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[Philippians 2:12-16 KJV] “Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. [13] For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure. [14] Do all things without murmurings and disputings: [15] That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world; [16] Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, neither laboured in vain.
I want to exhort you today to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. Salvation, from the Greek word ‘sozo’, means to save, heal, liberate, protect and to make whole. The Apostle is therefore exhorting us to work out our own salvation, healing, liberation, and protection with fear and trembling. That is to say, work it with carefulness; with all carefulness, work it out, so you don’t fail.
The apostle is saying “work out..” because salvation is instantaneous, continuous, and in the future.
You were saved the moment you heard, admitted, believed, and confessed the truth. (See Roman 10:9-13)
[Ephesians 2:8 KJV] “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:”
Now, we are being saved, and we shall be saved when the Lord shall come. That will be the climax and perfection of salvation.
[Romans 13:11 KJV] “And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed”.
It is time to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. You cannot do it any how. You must be diligent about it. Let us be careful, lest we fall short of the grace.
[Hebrews 12:15-16 KJV] “Looking diligently lest any man fail of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled; [16] Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright”.
I will therefore share with you five simple keys to work out your own salvation with fear and trembling after you hear the gospel, admit, believe, and confess the truth; get baptized and added to the church.
So, after getting born again, how do you work out your own salvation with fear and trembling?
1. Prayer without ceasing:
Pray daily. Just remember to pray because your life depends on prayer. Prayer strengthen your connection with heaven (See 1 Thessalonians 5:17)
2. Fellowship:
Don’t forsake the assembling together of yourselves. Fellowship strengthens your connection with the brethren and with the body (See Hebrews 10:25)
3. Reach out:
The gospel must not end with you. You must reach out to the poor, sick, lost, naked, hungry, homeless, prisoner and the destitute. Reach out to the streets and lanes, to the highways and hedges, to the maimed and halt. We must share both the good news and the goodness of the Lord with our fellow humans. This strengthens our connection with the lost world. It is our ministry and responsibility to reach out with the love of God.
4. Walk in the way by the truth and the life:
Continue in the faith; we need to go through many tribulation to enter the kingdom. Your faith is for mountains and challenges. You must continue in the faith. Don’t give up when challenges come. Let us press on and we shall win.
5. Look for the appearing and the second coming of the Lord:
Hebrews 9:27 teaches that, “as it is appointed unto man once to die and after death judgement; so shall Christ Jesus appear unto them that look for his second coming without sin”. Jesus Christ is coming again. He is coming quickly but those who look for His appearing and second coming shall be raptured.
This is the day and the opportune time to work out your own salvation. While you go about your dreams and visions, don’t forget to keep these five truth as a catalyst to life. These five keys are catalysts and you need them to accelerate growth, dominion, and prosperity.
Prayer Points
#1. Praise;
Praise is a weapon against the devices of darkness. Let us lift up our voice and praise the Lord!
Join me as we lift up the name of the Lord for His mercies that are new every morning. Praise the Lord and sing of His goodness and grace. Declare His goodness from the East to the West. Let the world hear that our God is good and His mercies endure forever.
#2. Offenses;
Offenses is one of the most effect weapons of war against the saint. Today, forgive all those who have wronged you.
From today, I release all those who have offended me. I refuse to bear grudge. I forgive those who have wronged me. I refuse to be hurt. Lord, heal us. Help us from bitterness. Uphold us with a free spirit.
#3. Hexes and curses;
Hex and curses are real, but can be broken. We will deal with all hexes and curse and see change.
Now we invoke the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus against any hex or curses placed on any one of us. I pray that the blood of Jesus Christ will break every hex or curses operating in any life here. I enforce the blessing and the victory of the cross against the devils assigned to enforce the effect of any hex or curse now!
#4. Spells;
We neutralise any spell or charm cast on any one of us. That spell cannot work any more. We break the hold of any charm. We enlighten our minds. We awakened and walk out of the influence of the spell and charm. We command them to break! Break!! Break!!!
#5. Lies;
We release truth as a weapon against all the lies, masquerading and disguises now! We pray that any Gibeonite be unveiled and exposed.
May the Lord help you to know the real nature of the people you deal with. You can’t be deceived anymore. The Lord will expose any masquerade in your life. From today, even in your dreams, the faces of the people you see shall be exposed.
#6. Fear;
Fear is a deadly device. Don’t believe every thing you see. Learn to release your faith against fear. Learn to change your own thoughts.
Pray and release your faith against any dart of fear and doubt.
We rebuke any false expressions appearing real in our lives. I shall not be afraid any more. We are no longer slaves to fear. We are inheriting boldness. We are rising above the storm.
#7. Accusation;
Accusation is an age long device against the people of God but we can root it out today.
Now we wage war against accusation. We condemn every tongue that rises against us in accusation and condemnation. We rebuke any person trying to misrepresent our thoughts or our person. We purge ourselves of reproach.
Amen!
Stay blessed; I love you!
Noah Simpe Bediako
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Praise the Lord!! It is my responsibility to ensure that that I am saved , healed, liberated, and made whole. It must be done with all carefulness.
I’m just knowing that reaching out to the lost is one of the ways of working out my salvation. It is my ministry and responsibility to reach out to others with the love of God.
I receive grace to work out my salvation with fear and trembling
God bless you, Bishop.
Amen.