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We were hungry and excited. The catering truck had come to Missoula, Montana! We showed up in the parking lot and got in line to place our order. The line kept getting longer as people flocked to get their fish and chips.<\/p>\n

Freshly cooked, with a little salt and vinegar, fish and chips is one of the world\u2019s tastiest meals. This particular catering truck served excellent fish, and people had heard about it. The line continued to grow as folks anxiously waited to get their meal.<\/p>\n

When you have a product so good that folks stand in long lines to buy it and don\u2019t care about the price, you know you have a great<\/em> product.<\/p>\n

As the children of God, we have a message that makes the best fish and chips pale by comparison. Why are people not lining up at the doors of our churches, waiting anxiously to be a part of God\u2019s kingdom and receive the gift (product) of eternal life? Shouldn\u2019t they seek after the gospel? Likewise, shouldn\u2019t it inspire us to evangelize, to get others excited about Jesus and His kingdom?<\/p>\n

From the beginning of His ministry, Jesus preached the gospel of the kingdom (Mark 1:14). He said to seek it above everything else: \u201cBut seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you\u201d (Matthew 6:33). Jesus said this for a good reason: The kingdom is certainly better than fish and chips!<\/p>\n

Gospel promises<\/h2>\n

There is a reward for those who are eternally saved. Jesus gave Peter, James, and John a glimpse of it when He took them up a mountain and, in a vision, showed them the future of God\u2019s family: \u201cHe was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him\u201d (Matthew 17:2, 3).<\/p>\n

Years later, Peter, who saw the vision, wrote, \u201cBy which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be\u00a0partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the\u00a0corruption\u00a0that is\u00a0in the world through lust\u201d (2\u202fPeter 1:4).<\/p>\n

Reread this phrase: \u201cPartakers of the divine nature.\u201d Peter may have been recalling that day on the mount and the glorious vision of Jesus, and what it will be like to be part of God\u2019s holy family one day in eternity. The apostle\u2019s reminder of God\u2019s promises and partaking of the divine nature should get everyone in the gospel line.<\/p>\n

John, likely the last surviving apostle, wrote these words, harkening back to the Transfiguration he had witnessed: \u201cBeloved,\u00a0now we are children of God; and\u00a0it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed,\u00a0we shall be like Him, for\u00a0we shall see Him as He is\u201d (1\u202fJohn 3:2).<\/p>\n

Read this line again: \u201cWe shall be like Him.\u201d John also saw the vision on the mountain of what we shall be like one day. We will be perfect as He is, with new bodies. Sixty years or so after that glorious event, John was still telling people about the future God has promised His children. \u201cWe shall be like Him\u201d is something worth getting in line for.<\/p>\n

Gospel glory<\/h2>\n

Paul also wrote of God\u2019s precious product and promises. He shared the good news with the church in Rome that we are God\u2019s family, His sons and daughters, heirs of the very glory seen by Peter, James, and John on the mount:<\/p>\n

For\u00a0as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God . . . heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ,\u00a0if indeed we suffer with\u00a0Him,\u00a0that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that\u00a0the sufferings of this present time are not worthy\u00a0to be compared\u00a0with the glory which shall be revealed in us.\u00a0For\u00a0the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of God (Romans 8:14, 17-19).<\/p>\n

Paul explains that God\u2019s product and promise are so great, so far beyond our small comprehension, that we should be willing to stand in line and pay any price to enter into \u201cthe glory which shall be revealed in us.\u201d How amazing is our Savior and God! What a fantastic gift He has for those who trust and serve Him. And it\u2019s free. <\/em><\/p>\n

Gospel meal<\/h2>\n

A Man stood on the lakeshore watching men fish from a boat. Their luck had run out; the all-night fishing trip seemed wasted.<\/p>\n

Exhausted and ready to come to shore, they noticed the Man standing on the beach. He yelled to them, \u201cCast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.\u201d Peter tore off his outer garment and swam to shore. He recognized his Lord
\nJesus. There on the beach, in coals of fire, fish were cooking with bread. No fish and chips ever tasted better (John 21:1-13).<\/p>\n

Are we ready to share with others what Jesus has shared with us? Are we willing to help people get into the gospel line for something so much better than a meal of fish and chips? We should be excited enough to tell others about the promises of glory for the saved, to do what Jesus told us to do: \u201cGo and make disciples of all the nations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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