We Are Not Promised Tomorrow
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men”. Titus 2:11
Jonah 2:9 says, “Salvation is of the Lord.” So, just what is this salvation and how is it obtained? Theologically, according to the KJV Bible Dictionary, salvation is, “The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and the liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him eternal happiness.” In other words, we are forgiven our sins and released from its bondage, saved from Hell (eternal separation from the Lord) and offered eternal life (to be with the Lord forever). This amazing salvation is offered to us by a loving God. If we are to know just how to receive this wonderful salvation, we need to understand the following:
MAN IS A SINNER – Man is a sinner and cannot save himself. Romans 3:23 says, ” For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.” Due to original sin all of mankind is born with a sin nature. We cannot save ourselves. Romans 3:10-12 says speaking of all mankind, ” There is none righteous, no, not one. There is none who understands, there is none who seek after God. They are all gone out of the way (way of God), they are together become unprofitable; there is none that does good, no, not one.” What an indictment! Without the Lord, we are spiritually dead and without hope in the world.
GOD LOVES US – The Lord loves us and desires to have us come to Him and to the salvation He has provided. Ephesians 2:4,5 says, “But God, Who is rich in mercy, for His great love wherewith He loved us, even when we were dead in sins.” He is a merciful God and does not want to punish us, but He is also just and cannot overlook sin. Due to His nature sin must be judged. The Lord saw our hopeless state and had mercy on us. His love for us found a way to rescue us from ourselves and provide a great salvation for us. “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life.” (John 3:16)
CHRIST PAID THE PRICE FOR OUR SINS –At His first advent, Jesus as God in the flesh came to save mankind from sin. John 1:1,14 says of Him, ” In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us.” He came to pay the price for our sins by dying on the Cross. Isaiah 53:6 makes this clear, “All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way (none righteous), and the Lord has laid on Him (Jesus) the iniquity (sin) of us all.”
IT’S BY GRACE THROUGH FAITH– It’s by grace from first to last. Romans 6:23 says, ” For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” We receive this gift of God by faith. Ephesians 2:8,9 says. “For by grace are you saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any man should boast.” The Lord is offering this gift of eternal life to all those that will believe. The Philippian jailer cried out to Paul, ” What must I do to be saved.” Paul’s response was immediate and sure ” Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved….” Acts 16:30,31. We can receive this wonderful salvation by repenting of our sins and coming by faith and believing that Jesus paid the full price for our sins with His great sacrifice on the Cross. Romans 10:10 makes it very clear, it says, ” That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus, and shall believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you shall be saved. For with the heart man believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” The following is a prayer acknowledging our guilt and confessing our need of the Lord:
SINNER’S PRAYER – Dear God in Heaven, I come to you in the Name of Jesus. I’m sorry for my sins, the way I’ve lived, the things I have done. Please forgive me. Cleanse me with the precious Blood of Jesus from all unrighteousness. With my mouth, I confess Jesus Christ. In my heart, I believe that God raised Jesus from the dead, and He is alive. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as the Savior of my soul, and I make Him the Lord of my life. And according to your word which cannot lie, I am washed: I am cleansed, I am forgiven. I am saved. Amen.
If you prayed this prayer and believed it, you have passed from death to life and have become a child of God (born again) and will spend eternity with the Lord. This is the great Salvation He has provided for all those that love Him. John 1:12 says, “But as many as received Him (Christ), to them gave He power to become the sons (and daughters) of God.” We become the children of God by coming in faith and accepting the free gift the Lord has provided for us. This salvation offered by the Lord came at a great price to the Lord. I’m convinced that we will never fully or totally understand just how much it cost the Lord to provide this wonderful salvation for us. “We love Him because He first loved us.” We have a great God.
Jesus’ great sacrifice has delivered us from this present evil world as Galatians 1:4 tells us, “Who gave Himself for our sins (the Cross), that He might deliver us from this present evil world.” Salvation comes from the Lord and the Lord alone and comes to us by faith in Jesus Christ and His great work on the Cross. Jesus said, ” I am the way, the truth, and the life: No man comes unto the Father but by Me”. We should thank the Lord every day for providing the way of salvation. Yes, “Salvation is of the Lord”, and what a great salvation it is. Praise Him.
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