DN Your Present Deliverance 7/31/2007

DRAWING NEAR

July 31

Your Present Deliverance

"Obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your
souls" (1 Pet. 1:9).

Your present deliverance sets you free from the penalty and power of
sin.

In 1 Corinthians 1:18 Paul says that "the word of the cross is to
those who are perishing foolishness, but to us who are being saved it
is the power of God." That emphasizes the marvelous reality of the
believer's present deliverance from sin. Peter stressed the same
truth in 1 Peter 1:8, where he says that believers obtain as the
outcome of their faith the salvation of their souls.

The Greek word translated "obtaining" in 1 Peter 1:18 literally means
"presently receiving for yourselves." It speaks of obtaining
something that is due you as a result of your faith in Christ.
"Outcome of your faith" refers to the logical result or end of faith.
"Souls" speaks of the whole person. The entire verse could be
translated, "You rejoice because you have and continue to hold onto
the logical result of your proven faith--your ongoing deliverance
from sin."

You need ongoing deliverance because sin is an ongoing problem. You
have new life in Christ, are a new creature in Him, and are no longer
a slave to the penalty and power of sin, but you're not yet fully
glorified. Consequently you're still subject to sin's influence. Paul
personalized that struggle in Romans 7, where he says, "The good that
I wish, I do not do; but I practice the very evil that I do not wish.
.. . . I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one
who wishes to do good. . . . Wretched man that I am! Who will set me
free from the body of this death?" (vv. 19, 21, 24). The victory
comes in verse 25, which says, "Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ
our Lord!"

Jesus is the Great Deliverer, through whom you have victory over sin,
death, and hell. That's the last spiritual privilege in Peter's brief
list, but it's by no means the least. As you love and trust Him,
you'll know the joy of present deliverance.

Suggestions for Prayer:

Praise the Lord for your deliverance from sin's bondage.

For Further Study:

Review all the spiritual privileges and sources of Christian joy
we've discussed this month. Keep them fresh in your mind as you face
the challenges of each new day.

Drawing Near, Copyright 1993 John F. MacArthur, Jr.

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