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For if we are faithful to the end, trusting God just as firmly as when we first believed, we will share in all that belongs to Christ. (NLT Hebrews 3:14)

A powerful feature of applications like Excel is its ability to logically come to a conclusion. The function used in Excel is IF. If this is true, then do that, otherwise do something else. Used in a Christian environment we might say if a believer, then live in eternity with God, otherwise live in eternity without Him.

All the choices we might make have two possible outcomes. One of them lines up with the Word of God, the other does not. Often we are swayed by emotions to choose without giving any thought to the long term consequences. We are interested in immediate gratification.

When we first believed, we found ourselves fanatical about following His word; about judging our every action against it. As time went on, we may have drifted back into a worldly mode—into a mode pleasing to the flesh.

I believe God wants us just like we were that first day; that day when we were fanatical. He wants us trusting in Him as firmly as when we first believed. If we do, we will share in all that belongs to Christ, otherwise we will not share.