TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD

                                 TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THE KINGDOM OF GOD

     In the kingdom of God there are only two kinds of people.  There are the saved and the unsaved.  As a member of the saved people, it is our job to introduce Christ into the lives of the unsaved and to offer the way to salvation and everlasting life with God.  Today symbolizes the day that our Lord and savior Jesus Christ was extremely busy.  He was in hell defeating the forces of evil and taking authority from Satan the evil one.  He was battling him so that we could be redeemed.   He took the keys, if you will, to the determination of our destiny. 

     Humankind gave over our authority over the world to Satan when Adam and Eve were deceived and “fell”.  When they ate the forbidden fruit, they came to know, were introduced to, opened the door to- Satan and that action welcomed him in to all that God had given us.  They turned our birthright over to satan just as Esau turned over his birthright to his trickster brother Jacob.  It’s quite a parallel.  The difference is that Esau had to go the rest of his life without his blessing, which was his birthright.  We, however, have a kinsman redeemer named Jesus Christ.  Today is the day when he redeemed us and returned our birthright to us.  Tomorrow, Resurrection Day, He arises victorious!!  We have been redeemed and we are given authority over satan and all his power (Luke 10:17-19).  Hallelujah!!  We, who are the redeemed, must say so.  We must at least give the opportunity that Jesus gave to us, the chance to be forgiven, saved, and redeemed so that they can have with us, the ultimate prize of eternal life with God the Father almighty.  The Lord said that it wasn’t His desire that any should perish… (2 Peter 3:9).    Satan is fighting to build the kingdom of hell.  We must fight to build the kingdom of Heaven.  We will win because we always triumph in Christ.  One day we will all be one kind of people in the kingdom of heaven.  We will all be saved thanks to the saving grace of Jesus Christ our Lord and savior and the work that He did on the cross.