Stable Citizens

Seeing that you have all been brought into the kingdom of God, one of your aims is to become a stable citizen, to fulfill the commands given by the apostle Paul, “Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain” (1 Corinthians 15:58). In the early church, the Judaizers taught that the way to this stablity was back to the old covenant, circumcision, the Levitical priesthood, and the Old Testament Passover. They were horribly mistaken because that old order was vanishing with its priests, sacrifices, and sacraments. 

The temptation for Christians often runs in the opposite direction. We would be steadfast, we would know a peaceful resolution if only we knew what was coming over the horizon, the future economy, the future of our children, the threats, and trails of coming days. But those who look for such knowledge are not steadfast and they wouldn’t be even if they obtained such secret knowledge. The source of our settled assurance is the once for all sacrifice of Christ. Eat your steadfastness here. Drink your peaceful resolve at this table. Two thousand years ago He said, “It is finished.” And it really is. So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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