Everyone knows to make a good sandwich taste better, you put “lettuce” on it. To make us spiritually better, or be salt of the earth, “let us” do certain things the apostles say. Notice the emphasis on “us,” as we have been set apart or sanctified by the blood of Christ. We are the chosen people of God.
2 Corinthians 7:1 – Let us cleanse ourselves…
Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
The apostle Peter says we have spent enough of our lifetime doing the will of the Gentiles, now serve Christ. We have to renew our minds to the perfect will of God and not be conformed to the world, as we are called to holiness. May we put off the old man of sin which ensnares us and put on the new man.
Philippians 3:16 – Let us walk by the same rule…
Nevertheless, to the degree that we have already attained, let us walk by the same rule, let us be of the same mind.
If we walk by the same rule of faith, we will have unity together. In the period of the Judges everyone did what was right in his own eyes, which is what we see primarily in denominationalism. Jeremiah said by the Holy Spirit, it is not in man to direct his own steps. By abiding in the faith which was once delivered for all (Jude 3) we can put to silence the critics that the Bible can’t be interpreted the same and glorify God & make people believe that God has sent His Son in the process.
Galatians 6:9 – Let us not grow weary…
And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.
We are to work in evangelism, knowing God’s word will not return void, it does exactly as it is supposed to do. Sometimes we can grow weary with a lack of results, or people who are downright mean about their salvation. Remember that not even Jesus, the master teacher could win everybody. One reason Jesus gave us the parable of the sower is that we might understand there are different kinds of hearts out there and not to grow weary.
Galatians 6:10 – Let us do good to all…
Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Let us be reminded that God expects those who are his to be interested in and do good to their neighbour. The second half of the ten commandments (of which nine have been repeated in the NT) deal with this. Man generally fails in our attempt to do good to our neighbour; that is why God deals with it and stresses it in His word. One way to be better in tune with our fellow man’s needs is to esteem their needs higher than your own. When it comes to treating each other as brothers and sisters, we are to treat each other right, remembering that we all belong to the same household of God. Maybe someone in your own family has become your enemy because you put Christ first, but Jesus reminds us that He will restore a hundred fold in times to come. I think He included your spiritual family in the entire world.
Hebrews 4:11 – Let us be diligent…
Let us therefore be diligent to enter that rest, lest anyone fall according to the same example of disobedience.
God did not appoint us to wrath, there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ. He put our names in the Lamb’s book of life when added to the church (Heb. 12:23), but if we choose not to live right, He can and will blot our names from the book of life (Rev 3:5). God is longsuffering and doesn’t want any to perish, we above all people should work out our salvation.
These are just a few of the “let us” verses in the New Testament that will make our lives better. I encourage you to read and apply them all. May each one of us see each other in heaven and lift our voices in a new song of salvation. When we have been there ten thousand years may we be thankful for the apostle’s doctrine and the “let us” verses.
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