Salvation is of God; Not Man I had to learn that it was God’s Salvation, not mine—God did the saving, not me. I was looking to what I had done in the past—Did I mean what I said? ... Did I pray just right? ... Did I have enough faith? ... What if God didn’t save me? ... Am I really saved? ... What if I didn’t know I was a sinner? ... What if I only turned over a new leaf? ... What if? ... What if? ... What if? I was driving myself out of my mind worrying!!! Sound familiar? I was looking to a past experience and not to the faith which I PRESENTLY possessed in my heart. I realized one day that salvation does NOT rest in a past experience—It rests in Jesus Christ. I had a present faith in the Lord as my Savior. I wasn’t born with that. Somewhere along the way I had become a believer, but couldn’t remember where or when. Oh, I could point to a bunch of times and places where I prayed the sinners prayer, asking for Christ to forgive my sins; however, I had little idea WHEN I had been saved. To this day, I cant remember the exact year, but I remember the place. It was scary not being able to identify a particular time when I was saved. I had asked the Lord to save me dozens of times for fear I hadnt been sincere enough each time. I was scared and kept asking the Lord to save me. I was confused, wondering which of those dozens of times I had cried out to God He had saved me. The answer is simple my friend—The very first time!!! The very first time you turn to Jesus Christ—even with the smallest amount of faith—He comes into your heart as your Savior and forgives all your sins. All the other fifty or so times I had prayed for God to save me was simply done in ignorance and God didn’t mind that a bit—He knew that I needed to learn many things. The older I get, the more I realize how little I really know. God’s infinite power and creation is beyond the scope of human understanding. We must trust God with the things we don’t understand. We must not place God on trial as the heathen do. Do you realize that God can listen attentively to the prayers of ten thousand saints all at the same time!!! How can a mere human being comprehend such power and greatness??? Oh, that men would fall on their faces before God in repentance. God is so wonderful and precious!!! Do you fear God? You certainly should.
Posted on: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 02:33:31 +0000
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