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God' Amazing Grace. . .Salvation

 

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever should believe in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

 

Ephesians 2:8, 9 "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."

 

Romans 3:23, 24 "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus."

 

2 Timothy 1:9, 10 "(He) has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began, but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel."

 

Titus 2:11-14 "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men, teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly in the present age, looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself His own special people, zealous for good works."

 

The Requirements for Forgiveness

 

Salvation is given to humankind by God's grace. We repent from our sins, have faith and trust Him, and we are saved by His wonderful grace. Don't believe that you can work your way to Heaven. This tarnishes God's gift of salvation because nobody is good enough to earn it. Hebrew 9:22 says that "without the shedding of Blood, there is no forgiveness." In the Old Testament, a sacrifice of an unblemished lamb was required to satisfy God's wrath. Jesus, the sinless Son of God, died on the cross and became the ultimate sacrifice for sin. Jesus bought our forgiveness when he died on the cross. "In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace." (Ephesians 1:7)

 

In the Message Bible:

 

v7-10 "Because of the sacrifice of the Messiah, his blood poured out on the altar of the Cross, we're a free people—free of penalties and punishments chalked up by all our misdeeds. And not just barely free, either. Abundantly free! He thought of everything, provided for everything we could possibly need, letting us in on the plans he took such delight in making. He set it all out before us in Christ, a long-range plan in which everything would be brought together and summed up in him, everything in deepest heaven, everything on planet earth."

 

1John 1:9  "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

 

The Results of Forgiveness

 

The Bible promises the following benefits of God's forgiveness:

 

Happiness

 

When we know God's forgiveness, we are blessed (happy).

 

Psalm 32:1-2 "Blessed (happy) is he whose transgressions are forgiven, who sins are covered. Blessed (happy) is the man whose sin the Lord doesn't count against him and in whose spirit is no deceit."

 

God chooses not to hold our sins against us

 

Another result of forgiveness is that God doesn't keep a record of our sins, He does not hold them against us. Because the blood of Christ covered our sins, God chooses to put them out of His mind.

 

Isaish 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."

 

God removes our sin from us
 

Psalm 103:12  "It is possible for the Lord to look at us without seeing our sins because when he forgave us, he removed our sins as far as the east is from the west"

 

We can forgive ourselves.  When we are forgiven, we can forgive ourselves and go on with our lives.

 

Philippians 3:13,14 "Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus."

 

Prayer: "Dear Heavenly Father. I come to You knowing that I am such a wretched sinner and that I do not deserve your love for all that I have done, but Lord, I ask you to forgive me of all my sins; past, presnt and for those Lord that only you know I will make. Lord, I thank you that you sent Your son Jesus to this world to die for my sins and the sins of everyone else, Lord, I now see that I could never cover the debt that You have paid on my behalf, all I can do is lay myself at your feet and humbly thank you for your amazing grace. Lord, all that I ask is to make me into the vessel that you created me to be. I trust you alone Lord to move in my life and heart through the Holy Spirt to make me into Your glorious image. Teach me how to walk in Your grace daily. I love you Lord and I thank you again for the love You have shown me. I choose this day to give my life to you, to have your way, be it as unto your word. Save me Lord until the day of your return, Your Child, Amen"

 

If You said the above prayer, welcome home beloved! Now all that is required of you is go find you a good bible, then find you a quiet spot in your home that you can sit and just meet with your Heavenly Father. Begin to learn to sit at His feet, basking in His presence, with His word (the bible, His love letter to you) open before you. Begin to read it, not to attain just mere knowledge, but to truly see what your Heavenly Father has done for you and learn to listen, be still and listen to what he wants to speak to you. Fall in love with Him beloved, he sings over you and all He wants is the chance to dance you through your life, leading you in every step. Don't worry about rushing to find a church, pray and ask daddy where he wants you to grow. And beloved whatever you do never lose sight of the grace that He has given you. Walking with Him should bring you peace and rest. If ever you begin to feel like you aren't doing enough and you become weary, go back to grace, she will find you again.

 

Also, begin to ask Papa where He would have you to fellowship. A place where complete grace is securely in place. There are many places of worship that focus on performance based faith. Beloved when you understand the grace of God, you will know when have found home. Walking and living amongst fellow believers who are walking in love and grace, there is nothing quiet like that kind of fellowship.

 

May you find God's Unconditional Love and Grace here.

 

"Dear Lord, thank you for giving us the gift of salvation. Thank you for giving us a grace-based gospel and not a works-based one. Help people to be free from the sin of trying to be good enough for salvation. We are not good enough and we never will be. We need You and your love and grace, Lord. Bless us and lift us up. Forgive our sins. Help us to see You as You are. Increase our faith and love, Lord. We love You. In Jesus' name, Amen."

 

Living by Grace Daily,

Christine Bacon