2 Peter 3:14
"Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of Him in Peace, without spot, and blameless."
There are many who continue to place hope in this world—hope in politicians, hope in educators, hope in science. They trust in these to extend their lives and to give them some measure of peaceable existence. But the beloved of the LORD, His chosen ones, look to Christ alone so that they may be, "...found of Him in peace, without spot, and blameless..." (2 Peter3:14). In other words, they desire to be found in HIS perfect Righteousness—the only way anyone can be without spot and blameless!
This righteousness is not our own; it is His, earned through a life of perfect obedience and consummated by His willing, obedient death on the cross. This truth lays the foundation for our understanding of the “new man” described in Scripture: "Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new" (2 Corinthians 5:17).
This passage speaks to our position before God. The old things that are passed away are the curse of sin and its penalty. These are no more because of His perfect sacrifice on the cross—His priceless blood shed unto death for His children. It declares that Christ has made us new, in Him, by His perfect and finished work on the cross! The old covenant with its types, shadows and curses are done away and the New Covenant established by Christ is that under which ALL God’s elect live, since Christ fulfilled it all on their behalf (Hebrews 8:13).
This new standing in Christ is not something we sought or achieved through our own efforts. It is entirely the work of the LORD Jesus Christ. He is ALL we could ever want or need, ALL we could ever hope for!
Almighty Christ is the Author and Finisher of our salvation, the Alpha and Omega. "I am Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the Ending, saith the LORD, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty" (Revelation 1:8).
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