As we explore the gift of Jesus this Advent season, today we'll dig into what it means for him to be our Savior king.

Is salvation just for a time in the future, or could it also be for the here and now?

What would it look like to take hold of our salvation this side of

heaven and experience the fruit of eternal life today? May you feel your faith and desire for more

be spurred on today as you encounter the Savior King? Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Sometimes as

believers, we've known Jesus to be our Savior for so long that we fail to dive

into all it means for us and thereby miss out on all the wonderful fruit salvation is meant

to bear in our lives. Jesus died not to usher us into heaven at our death, but that we might find salvation from the

things of this life that don't flow from the heart and hands of the Father. God's will is that

we would walk in the fullness of life all the days of our life. He has peace for us instead of anxiety.

He has eternal purpose for us instead of frivolous pursuits. He longs to fill

our hands with good gifts instead of fruit of anxious toil. And he has a new nature and newness of life

instead of the sins and cares of who we were before Christ. So the question and response to God's

truth becomes, what are you waiting

for? What's holding you back from all these amazing things God has for you? What's keeping you

from walking and newness of life today? Experiencing the fruit of salvation begins with a clear

revelation of what God does and doesn't want for you.

Without faith to hold on to the promises of God, we easily fall victim to the lies and

the temptations of the enemy.

Now that Satan has no hold over our eternal destiny, his pursuit is robbing us of all

that's available to us in God,

that he might both hurt us and the heart of God.

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