Have you been biting your fingernails lately, worried that you could lose your salvation? Worried that somehow you might be the one who falls between the cracks and misses heaven after all? Or, perhaps you are worried that He will change His mind over you because you have really failed.
I’m not resting on the degree of my faith or the depth of my belief in Christ for my salvation – I am resting on Christ Himself. I’m not going to heaven because I ‘feel’ saved today. Feelings can fluctuate like a yo-yo. I know I am saved because the Word of God tells me that Christ died for my sins.
Just because you don’t feel saved does not mean you aren’t saved. And just because a person feels saved doesn’t mean they are saved. Feelings can be very deceiving.
Sometimes we dishonour and displease the Lord by giving in to temptation or by failing to walk closely with the Lord in our daily experience. You wouldn’t be the first one to ask: “Could I lose my salvation if I grievously sin?” Not according to the Bible. You can lose your testimony due to sin but not your salvation.
Get anchored in this truth: “I am eternally secure in Christ. I can never lose my salvation. It’s not my work that saved me. It is Christ’s work that saved me. My salvation wasn’t a 75/25 deal. Christ did it all!” The anchor is your Bible. The Apostle Paul wrote these words to the Christians who had much sin and failure in their past- yes, even after they had been saved. (Read 1Corinthians!)
For all the promises of God find their Yes in him. That is why it is through Him that we utter our Amen to God for His glory. And it is God who 1) establishes us with you in Christ, and has 2) anointed us, and who has also put His 3) seal on us and given us His Spirit in our hearts as a 4) guarantee. 2Corinthians 1:20-22
In these verses, there are four Divine works that distinguish every genuine believer.
- God establishes us, firms us up, stabilizes us and gets us standing on the solid foundation – Christ.
- Every Christian is anointed. That word is probably taken from the old commissioning service that set apart and identified the next king or prophet to lead the people. Christians are set apart to serve Christ and we are empowered by the Spirit of God.
- The third Divine work that assures me of my salvation is that I am sealed. Now that is official! It’s one thing for a document to be signed, but it’s a done deal when it is legally sealed! (Ephesians 1:13; 4:30)The sealing of a document signifies at least four things: security, authenticity, ownership and authority. It’s quite something, isn’t it!
- You have a guarantee from God! The moment you trusted Christ, the Holy Spirit came to dwell inside you, and God has given Him as His pledge of your future inheritance in glory. Within you, the Holy Spirit is God’s down payment or guarantee that the entire inheritance will follow. So He saves and He keeps! When you make a down payment on a purchase, the store owner knows you’ll be back! The store owner is confident the deal will go ahead, and so are you. You can sleep well tonight because you know it will still be there for you tomorrow.
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How much more security and assurance do you need? God is serious about you. Your acceptance in Christ is already full and complete. God has no intentions of going back on His Word. He will not. He can not. The verse above says that all the promises of God find their YES in Him.
Walk carefully and closely with the Lord today.
Warmly in Christ,
Peter Ramsay
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