THE EARNEST OF OUR INHERITANCE

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                                     THE EARNEST 
     
    Let me direct your attention to the great Salvation which is to be 
awarded to God's children shortly.   

    Comparatively few people realize that such a thing exists in the plan of 
God.  It seems that our eyes have been directed to eternity and the skies 
whenever we have thought about the future as a Christian. 

    There are several references to the fact that we posses only a small 
fraction of what will one day be made available to His chosen ones.   

    Paul calls it the "earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the 
purchased possession". Eph 1:14   He again calls it the "firstfruits of the 
Spirit" in Rom 8:23 

    We know that an earnest is a pledge given in leiu of the full amount, and 
 pending further developments.  The Holy Ghost Baptism is a wonderful thing, 
but we must not lose sight of the fact that it is but a small portion of a  
greater  quantity being held in reserve for us. 

    Firstfruits speaks of some greater amount to follow.  It serves as a 
sample.   The firstfruits is but a small token of a vast ingathering.  So, 
when that word is used to denote the Spirit given at our Baptism of the Holy 
Ghost, we may be sure there is some greater portion of that Holy Spirit being 
reserved for a time and a people. 

    1 Pet.  1:1-13 mentions the salvation which is being reserved and is 
ready to be revealed in the last time.(vs 5)  We rejoice in the hope of this 
greater salvation, even if trials and sorrows be our lot while waiting.  

    If  we hold steady through it all, we shall receive the ultimate end of 
our  faith.  It is this COMPLETE SALVATION, which the angels have desired to 
look into.  It puzzled the Prophets who prophesied  about it, and they tried 
hard to understand what they spoke about, but were unable to comprehend the 
glory which  should  come  to God's elect as a result of Calvary.  The glory 
is still future, and holy men are still grappling with a proper understanding 
of its meaning.  We are admonished to be sober, and hopeful while waiting for 
it, for it shall come at a time known only to God.  I believe it is near at 
hand. 

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