Skip to main content

BLESSED ASSURANCE

 There seem to be so many Christians who are doubting their salvation or living on a prayer that they are good enough to be saved. This is very sad to me for the Holy Bible has many a verse of scripture declaring that a believer of faith in Jesus Christ has or should have the assurance of their eternal destiny!

I want to share a handful of verses with you that are a great comfort to me and I hope they will be to you as well.

John 10:28-30 ESV

 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all, and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”

Wow! Absolutely no one and nothing can take our salvation away for it is in the hands of God and that is a comfort to know. This means that Satan himself cannot take it from us or his demons. This also means that the world and all its lusts, riches, and power cannot take us from the Lord and His salvation for us.

1 Peter 3:3-5

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 

What a glorious comfort to know God is guarding our salvation and heavenly inheritance because of His great mercy and love for us.

1 Peter 1:3-5 

3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, 5 who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Look at verse 4 it says our salvation which is an inheritance is "imperishable" which is great news that it can not spoil and be thrown away. Our salvation cannot fade away into nothing and it will never be ruined with any defilement. Now look in verse 5 it tells us our salvation is being guarded by God's power in Heaven. Oh, what a comfort and great knowledge to know this and have confidence in our Lord who holds our faith in Him in the Heavens.

Now this means "your" name is written in the Lambs Book of Life! 

Revelation 21:27

27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.

I will leave you with one last verse but remember there are many more scriptures to assure you of your blessed salvation gift from the Lord.

John 6:37

37 All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. 

Right there Jesus gives us His word that He will never throw our salvation out. Salvation is a gift, our faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from our precious Heavenly Father. Now remember that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are one. I hope you will develop an assurance of your salvation and go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

This reminds me of the great old hymn called, "Blessed Assurance". 

  1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
    Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
    Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
    Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
    • Refrain:
      This is my story, this is my song,
      Praising my Savior all the day long;
      This is my story, this is my song,
      Praising my Savior all the day long.


 

Comments

Post a Comment

Be kind and gracious.

Popular posts from this blog

POISONING THE FRUITS OF THE HOLY BIBLE

  The Holy Bible has many beautiful truths within its pages and the most wonderful story in the world of how a loving and gracious God came from Heaven to Earth to save us from sin and ourselves.  What I have seen that saddens my heart is when men and women distort the Bible's precious truths. Sometimes they play mental gymnastics with a rubicon of verses to put together their own view of a topic and make the Bible appear to support their side. Both the liberal and conservative Christians do it and even those who are not even believers play this game. People who want all answers to life and faith but only from the Bible are some of the most toxic and unhappy people I know. Where is their Christlike love? Jesus dealt with this kind of mindset in his mortal time on earth and they were called Pharisees. We must be willing to take the Bible as it is written and what the writers led by the Holy Spirit meant. We must be authentic and transparent. Some things in the Bible are uncomfortabl
Post a Comment
Read more

CATHOLIC TENDENCIES

  Ever since I was introduced to the Catholic Church I have been fascinated by this body of the Christian faith. One thing that has stuck with me that I admire is the unashamed strength to stand up for what they believe and back it up with The Three Pillars of the Church. Now for those who do not know The Three Pillars, they are number one, Sacred Scripture which comprises the Old Testament and New Testament in a total of seventy-three books. Next is the Apostolic Tradition which is the Living Tradition and the liturgies. Thirdly, The Living Magisterium which is the teaching authority of the Pope in Communion with the Bishops. So what brought this topic up for me is listening to a podcast by Fr. Mike Schmitz denouncing the opening in France of the Olympics when blasphemy was committed by mocking The Last Supper of Jesus Christ. I know some of you are thinking this is already old news. At the time, so many wrote and talked about it that I felt it would be overkill if I wrote about it. I
Post a Comment
Read more

WHAT VOICES ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

  Since the internet entered our homes and social media dominates the culture of the world we as a human race have rapidly lost our humanity in many ways. People are so vicious to one another and it is so sad to see how narcissistic we have become as a species. I am often balancing what I read and what I listen to so I do not become toxic and filled with false understandings and beliefs. So it is very important to consider just what voices you are listening to and what voices are you reading. What is the mindset of the people, shows, and music you are allowing into your life? We need to be more alert to not allowing trash into our minds, ears, and eyes. Let us not become a landfill for society's useless trash. If you let garbage in soon it will be garbage out. What is most in your heart will eventually come out the mouth both spoken and written. Matthew 15:18-20
Post a Comment
Read more