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Working
Out Your Own Salvation
"Work out your own salvation with fear and
trembling." (Phil. 2:12). What are you here told to
do? Work out your salvation. How are you told to do it?
With fear and trembling. Are you doing it? You are
burdened down with the cares of this life and are not much
alarmed over it. Do you not know that it is the cares of
this life that choke out the Word of God? Then just a
little of the cares of this life ought to alarm you. You
thought salvation was by faith and not works. But faith
and works go together. There is a work for you to do to
keep saved. You must have faith, but if your faith is real
it will be attended with works in fear and trembling.
A little girl comes home from school with a fever. The
fond mother says to the father, "I fear it is a
contagion."
He replies, "I fear it is, and we must do
something."
They get in earnest and call mightily on God and the
little girl is well in the morning. Thank God. A few
evenings later some trouble comes up in the home. The
husband speaks in a harsh, cutting tone to the wife. She
replies in the same manner. There is a contagion in that
home, a terrible contagion. Now is the time to fear and
tremble, and to call mightily to God in deep repentance
and not to cease until the heavenly winds are wafted down
and that contagion is swept out of the heart and out of
the home and a sweet peace is shed over all. That is works
in fear and trembling.
A man buys a home. He pays cash, all he has. The contract
is made out and signed, and now he goes to working out the
monthly payments. He moves in, takes possession and goes
to work. One day the final payment is made and the
warranty deed is given. A man gives all he has to Christ
and gets saved. The contract is signed. He takes
possession and goes to work in fear and trembling. Some
day he will have it all worked out and his heavenly home
is forever secured. When the "little foxes" get
in, get them out at once. That is part of your work.
Another part is to go about helping others all you can.
Another work is to do much praying and keep the heart full
of blooming flowers for the Master.
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