We Are Called To Walk In Righteousness

 When chastening and punishment comes from the Lord, it is always an indication of His love for His children and an urgent call to come out from among those that have rejected the truth or have become indifferent to the gospel. He encourages us to lay up everlasting treasure in heaven and not to be mesmerized by the corrupting wealth of this world.
 As Christians, our eternal salvation is secure, but once saved, We Are Called To Walk In Righteousness and not to become complacent in our Christian life. We are to work the works of God and do only those things that honor His name. 
 No matter what the spiritual temperature of other believers may be, we are called to be faithful and to keep Christ at the center of our heart and life if we are to receive the promised reward.
 We have the Holy Spirit, by faith in Christ, which gives us the opportunity to EITHER... live to the glory of God and receive His promised reward OR to become carnally minded, lukewarm, fleshly believers, and fail to live to the glory of God.
 By faith, we have been given everything we need for life and godliness and we have all we need to overcome the world, the flesh, and the devil. Will we live as Christ lived and overcome life's difficulties through the same power that raised Him from the dead so that we too may overcome and sit with Him on His throne of glory? Or will we forfeit our heavenly reward by adopting an attitude towards the only true God Who gave us life so that we might live?
To the one who is victorious, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat down with my Father on his throne.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, we realize how easy it is to become complacent and lukewarm in our Christian walk, when we allow the passing things of this world to take our attention away from Jesus. May our hearts be rooted and grounded in Him, and we pray that we may live lives that honors Your name so that we may overcome in all things and gain the promised reward of sitting with Christ on His throne in His coming kingdom. This we ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.