UNDERSTANDING SALVATION

“Who shall lay anything to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth” Romans 8:33.

LIGHT FOR THE NOW: A new creature has his roots in Christ Jesus.


Salvation comes with an assurance. Christ is the guarantee for any man who is saved. Salvation is not just about the forgiveness of sins. It is comprehensive and all encompassing. Salvation is a total package. At new birth, whatever will make life beautiful and meaningful is deposited in you. The reason for your calling is every explicit. Men ought to see the goodness of God in you and desire to be like you. Most believers have a wrapped view about Christianity because they do not know who they are in Christ. You are not a believer so that you can own material things. You are not in church so that the church can give you things. The essence of your being a believer in the church is revealed in Ephesians 4:12-13, which says, “For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the Body of Christ: till we all come in the unity of faith, and of the knowledge of the son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ”.

Let Jesus be the only basis of your salvation. Never base your faith on material things. Your life is not defined in material things. Your life is defined in Christ. There is no other name that can guarantee your salvation apart from the name of Jesus. The whole scriptures talks about Jesus. Jesus testifies of this truth in John 5:39 saying “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are which testifies of me”. The entire Bible projects the personality of Jesus. The Bible is the manual that explains the product which is Jesus. From Genesis to Malachi, every verse therein consistently refers to the person to Jesus until his appearance in the four gospels. Also, from Acts of the Apostles to the Book of Revelation, Jesus is revealed as the resurrected highly exalted king and high priest. He is the Way to God, the Truth about God and the very basis of your salvation.

INSTRUCTION: Never base your faith on material things.

PRAYER:  Lord, let me know you better, in Jesus name!

QUOTE: Man in Christ is justified, God in man is glorified.

DAILY BIBLE READING: MORNIN: 1 THESSALONIANS CHAPTER 1; EVENING: ISAIAH CHAPTER 15