“Who shall also
confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus
Christ…God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son
Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:8 – 9
If you are saved, you have been changed on the inside.
The Holy Spirit has come into you, quickened your dead spirit, and caused you
to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ. Not everyone who claims to be a child of
God is, because they were not brought to Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit.
Listen to the Apostle Paul in verse 4, “…for
the grace of God which is given you by Jesus Christ;” God’s grace is
salvation and that salvation come by Jesus Christ and all that He did to make
that salvation possible. Many people believe that salvation comes in many different
ways, but the salvation of God comes by grace through Jesus Christ, it is
indeed God’s gift to you. Paul went on to write in verse 5 “That in every thing ye are enriched by him…”
this word “enriched” means - to make wealthy – in God and through Jesus Christ
you become a very wealthy person. This wealth is not earthly wealth but rather
spiritual wealth, given by the same Holy Spirit that brought you to knowledge
and acceptance of Jesus Christ. We receive so many spiritual gifts from the
Holy Spirit that we cannot see them nor count them all. We know them as the “fruits
of the Spirit” because He is the one who delivers them to you. Paul went on to
write in verse 5 “…in all utterance, and
in all knowledge” God gives us knowledge, as He gives us everything. God,
by the Holy Spirit will teach you and give you the glorious opportunity to
rightly divide truth from lies. Once God gives you the knowledge, He gives you
the ability to preach or witness it to others, this is called utterance. Paul
went on to say in verse 6, “the testimony
of Christ was confirmed in you” I love this word “confirmed” it means - to
stabilitate, that is it was established, or proven in you – that is by His work
in you. Once the Holy Spirit delivers you to salvation through Jesus Christ, He
establishes in you a reality of salvation, learning of doctrinal truth, and the
ability to witness. You become “Spiritually Confirmed” in the Holy Spirit, you
become living proof of His workings. Paul went on to say in verse 8 “Who shall also confirm you unto the end…”
This is God’s guarantee that Jesus Christ is real, and His second coming is
real or “confirmed” and that will cause you to learn God’s word, and to produce
fruits, and to walk as blameless as you can, expecting the second coming at any
time. Here is a test if you are “Spiritually Confirmed”, do you truly believe
that Jesus Christ could return right now, and are you really ready in your life
to see and be with Him? Most Christians never ask themselves this question
because they really do not believe He will return at any time. If you are a Christian
and you knew you would die tomorrow, you would do everything to right yourself
with God. You need to live everyday this way because you very well may be with
Jesus tomorrow. “…that ye may be
blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” Verse 8 Paul went on in
verse 9 to say, “God is faithful, by whom
ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.” This
is how we are “Spiritually Confirmed” we believe God and are faithful to our Faithful
God who called us into fellowship with Him in Jesus Christ. If we are in
fellowship with God then we are serving God everyday as though it is our last,
and it may very well be. Give these verses some thought, “So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God…But ye are not in
the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now
if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his…And if Christ be in
you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of
righteousness…But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell
in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal
bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” Romans 8:8 - 11
