Declaration:  I am SAVED!

 

John 1:12

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.

Key Bible Verses:  John 10:27-29; Romans 8:38-39; Matthew 5:16  

John 10:27-29
 27 My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them away from me, 29 for my Father has given them to me, and he is more powerful than anyone else. No one can snatch them from the Father’s hand.
Romans 8:38-39
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew 5:16

16 In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.

 

Devotion

You’ve made the decision!  It all starts here.  You’ve recognized Jesus Christ died on the cross for your sins to forgive you and give you a new life in Him.  You’re saved! 

I was actually typing a very long document the other day and before I clicked save, I closed the window.  Oops.  I went into freak-out mode and started clicking on everything trying to redeem my accidental click of the red “X.”  Luckily, the document had auto-save on and even when I closed the window, it was still saved.  Problem solved, right?  One would think, but I tried to outsmart myself and copied the entire document, closed it, and tried to paste it to something that wasn’t linked to the cloud to satisfy my worry.  The only problem was when I went to “paste,” nothing happened.  WHAT!  I opened the old document and guess what….blank.  Auto-save.  Now I really freaked!  Thinking I wasted days of work, I went for one quick google search and found another feature that rescues people like me:  auto-recovery.  They’ve thought of everything.  I’ve got auto-save in case I forget to save it and auto-recovery in case I screw it up. 

We’ve got the same in Jesus!  I’m saved.  In John 10:27-29, Jesus declares, “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.  I give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.  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.”  God has saved you.  You’re not going to perish.  Nobody can snatch you out of God’s hand. Auto-save.

In Romans 8:38-39, Paul ensures us, “For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.”  God loves you.  One thing I can promise you from now until you meet Jesus face-to-face is you’re going to screw something up.  You’re going to sin.  You’re going to let God down.  Our auto-recovery is found in His love, His grace, and His promise never to leave us nor forsake us. 

Embrace truth today.  I am SAVED!  Yes, you are. 

Discipline:  Glorify God because of your salvation. Thank Him and tell someone of His great work in you!

 

Matthew 5:16 instructs us,  In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.  We’re saved!  Now our primary concern is to give God glory with our lives through our words, actions, and devotion!  Tell someone.  Write out why you’re thankful for your salvation.  Thank Him daily for the new life you have in Him! Somebody shout GLORY!