God Knows Our Deeds
14 I will punish you according to the fruit of your deeds,
declares the LORD;
I will kindle a fire in her forest,
and it shall devour all that is around her.”
When reading the Scriptures we soon learn that salvation is from God and it is based entirely on His grace and His mercy in our lives. We don’t have to read much to see that our works do not merit anything in regard to this great salvation that He has provided us. However, do also don’t have to read much of the Bible to understand the truth spoken in the above passage. NO, our works do not save us. But, our works will condemn us. God wants to save us and have us then, produce fruit in our lives:
16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.
Once God chooses us, He wants to produce fruit in our lives. But, when we do not cultivate the fruit in our lives that He planted (because of our unbelief ... Hebrews 3-4), then God takes that into account in our lives. Our works do not save us. But our works do condemn us. Our works can’t earn us merit from God. But, our works can and do demonstrate His grace in our lives to be a light to the world around us. When we refuse to be that light, like the nation of Israel, God brings wrath and destruction upon those who refuse to live in faith and follow the flesh instead.
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