"The TRAP of POST-SALVATION LIFE!"

Many Christians face the calamities of life head on. Others shuffle and side-step, cower and hide in shame. At the end of the day, when we face our demons, it is usually at a point where we have come to the end of ourselves (exhausted all of our personal and professional resources) and have no other choice but to submit. We are broken, beaten and battered. We need relief. We look to God!

We are now ready to listen to the small, still voice that has been calling us from the foundation of the world that we could NEVER HEAR over the "noise" of LIFE!

We then accept the call of Christ Jesus as Lord over our lives and we then enter into the realm of SALVATION. Many Christians breathe a sigh of relief because they think that salvation is the "end game" in the Kingdom. I'm sad to say it is only stage one of the process. Oh yes, you can rejoice that you are saved from the eternal damnation of hell but only if you continue on the pathways of truth through ADVERSITY, TESTING, RIGHTEOUSNESS, HOLINESS, REBELLION, REPENTANCE, REDEMPTION, HUMILITY, SANCTIFICATION AND SON-SHIP!

So you say, "Wait just a minute! I didn't see all of that in my "Romans Road" confession to the saints at the altar." No you didn't see it. As a matter of fact, you couldn't see it! Each step in the process unveils a new revelation that can only be "experienced" through time and trials and be seen through "spiritual eyes.". Each Believer MUST endure the fire of post-salvation life as a maturing saint. There is no way around it.

Most Christians' "spiritual walk" stops at salvation. Present time is where the place of transformation begins. You must offer yourself daily to God so that He might take you through His rigorous process of pruning in preparation for your service in the marketplace. The tendency is for Christian's to become lazy, ineffective and complacent after the "honeymoon" (first few months or even years of being saved) is over. Lack of Christian service in the marketplace is the main culprit for this lack of productivity and effectiveness. Too many churches are focused on inward activities versus outward service to the communities at large where they reside.

Are you studying His Word? Are you pouring life into others? Are you serving God's people in the marketplace? If so, great. If not, you might not be saved! Are you bored with the Christian life? If so, you probably don't have any fruit in your life. As a Believer, you should be distinguishable from those who do not believe in God (Ephesians 4..read the whole chapter).

The post-salvation Believer does not return to the grave (place where he has buried his old nature) to dig up the "familiar" things. The ONLY way "old stuff" can live is if we go back to the grave and purposefully dig them up!

Perhaps we need to look at salvation as a corporate versus individual occurrence which might sensitize the new Believer into the purpose for his salvation being the creation of a new spirit to be used by the entire Body of Christ to bring about change in the lives of others instead of an individual act to "get to heaven."

I am absolutely sure that Elohim wanted the Door of Salvation to be more than that...