Psalm 37:39
The salvation of the rightous comes from the the Lord.
This one verse sums up so much. We cannot just do good works and be able to get into heaven, our salvation, your salvation, my salvation, it depends on the Lord. Not ourselves, but the Lord.
This has been very hard to explain to those who do not believe. God has really put this struggle in my life recently. How do you explain that all the good works in the world mean nothing in your way to heaven? And to simply get into heaven, you have to believe in and put your trust in the Lord Jesus Christ. Not so simple....
Ephesians 2:8-9
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.
We are saved by God's grace.
According to the Merrium-Webster online dictionary:
Grace: 1.unmerited divine assistance given humans for their regeneration or sanctification. 2. a virtue coming from God.
So God saved us by his grace.... not bad, eh? Now, all we have to do is accept it! Just because Jesus died for all of us doesn't mean that we all get to go to heaven.
I love this analogy, let's say we are all just kickin' it at a coffee shop. Someone (Jesus) comes in and pays for the next $1,000 of drinks that are going to be purchesed. Now, just because we are sitting and chillin' in the coffee shop doesn't mean we get a free latte, we must go to the counter and order it. If I choose not to order a cup of coffee, I don't get one free, and if you choose to go and order your latte, you will recieve it for free. That is exactly what God did for us! He sent his only son to come to the earth, live as human, and die for us (prepay for our coffee) so that we can go to the holy heaven God has created (enjoy our coffee at no cost). So, therefore, to go to heaven and live with Jesus after we die, we must accept his free gift!
A gift from God, who could have imagined?!
Acts 10:43
All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.
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love the analogy! So many people think that they are okay and are in good standing with the Lord... they are all sitting in the coffee shop, not understanding why they don't have a latte before them. So many people fail to understand that we need to put our faith in Christ fully and accept His grace.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing, sister!