If you have
ever worked for a company in America, then you probably had a meeting about
their benefits package when you started work. You know the benefits that they
offer to make life easier for you as an employee.
You may have
been offered:
Health
Insurance, Dental Insurance, Direct Deposit, 401K, Stock Sharing Plans,
Employee Discount
Can you tell
that I used to do this for a living?
You learn
what each benefit covers and then you choose to enroll in each of these
benefits. If you chose to enroll, they are available for you when you need
them.
When you make
the decision for Christ, you are now part of the kingdom of God and have a
benefit package.
Revelation
5:12 …“Worthy is the Lamb
that was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and might
and honor and glory and blessing.”
You might
say to me, “Jesus didn’t have to go to the cross to get these things, He is
God”.
You are correct,
He went to the cross to get these things for us.
Jesus had
all these things already, but we did not have access to them. He wanted us to
have full access to everything that He has.
Making the decision for Jesus is not about getting
benefits, it’s about the love that God has for us and knowing that God did not
want to spend eternity without us, so He sent His Son.
Now that you
know that there are benefits included, do you want to learn more about them?
I looked up the
original Greek word used for each of these benefits and it is really eye
opening:
Power – means
force, specifically you have access to the miraculous power of God
Riches – means
wealth, as in having your needs met by God
Wisdom – means
access to higher or spiritual wisdom from God
Might – means
ability or strength from God
Honor – means
you are valued by God and there was a high price paid for you
Glory – means
the glory of God is available to us
Blessing –
means God has spoken many blessings for us in the form of promises in His word
To enjoy the
benefits of Jesus’ finished work on the cross, all you do is enroll and you
have access to them when needed (they are needed every day in my world). To
enroll in these benefits means that you first make Jesus your Lord and Savior.
Learn all that Jesus has done for you in God’s word because belief and trust in
God are the key to accessing all that He has for you.
First you
can spend some time thinking about:
John 3:16 “For God so loved the world, that
He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but
have eternal life.
God wants to
have a relationship with you, and He does not want to live an eternity without
you in His life.
