Colossians 1:26 ; 1 Thessalonians 3:13
“The
‘mystery’...which has been hidden from ages and from generations...NOW has been revealed to His saints…Christ IN you…The
Hope of Glory…that He may establish your hearts Blameless…in
Holiness before our God…
Who is a Saint? On the surface it looks like a “club” for the
righteous…the “chosen few” But in
studying the scripture, we learn that Jesus came to heal and SAVE the broken,
the sick, and the sinner…NOT the GOOD people…Good News…as each of us struggles
with “true goodness”…we are all littered with flaws that make us ALL
unacceptable in Gods eyes.
Romans 3:23
“For everyone has
sinned; we ALL fall short of God’s glorious standard”
Which leads to the next question…SO how then could I ever be
saved?
Jesus answers this question…
Matthew 19:25-26
“The disciples were
astounded. ‘Then who in the world can be saved?’ they asked. Jesus looked at them
intently and said, ‘Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with
God everything is possible.”
“Humanly speaking, it is
impossible ….”which means no matter how good we think we
are…we are not acceptable…BUT…that it IS
possible with the HELP from God…
Not
only will He HELP us find salvation...but He offers it as a FREE Gift…God WANTS
to Help ME find this amazing gift!
Ephesians 2:9
“Salvation is not a
reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit for it.”
Jesus tells us that…“If you only knew what
a wonderful gift God has for you, and who I am, you would ask me for some living water!”John 4:10
Jesus tells us that…“It is the sick
people who need a doctor, not those who are healthy. You need to go and learn
what this Scripture means…I don’t want animal sacrifices…I want you to show
kindness to people. I did not come to
invite good people. I came to invite sinners.”Matthew 9:12-13
So if this is life’s “Great Mystery”…Will it be hard to find???
The bible declares it is a
personal matter…although the gift is FREE, it will not be given to ALL…You must
first ask for it. It is a personal
choice…it is yours for the taking…FREE will to accept it or to decline the
gift. But it is FREE…NO need to do any
work for it…NO need to get good enough for it…NO need to complete any religious
steps first before the gift is given…It IS FREE…You are just to accept it…That
is it!!!
Jesus said…We are called to just Believe…“But didn’t I tell you
that you will see a wonderful miracle from God IF you believe?” Jesus asked her. John 11:40
The bible says…“But God is SO rich in
mercy…He loved us so much that
even though we were spiritually dead and doomed by our sins…He GAVE us back our
lives again when He raised Christ from the dead”
Ephesians 2:4-7; 8-10; 19
“God is so rich in mercy…He
loved us so much, that
even though we were spiritually dead and doomed by our sins, He gave us back
our lives again when
He raised Christ from the dead Only by His undeserved favor, have we ever been
saved and lifted us up from the grave into Glory along
with Christ, where we sit with him in the heavenly realms…all because of what
Christ Jesus did. And now God can always
point to us as examples of how very, very rich his kindness is, as shown in all
he has done for us through Jesus Christ…
Because of his
kindness, you have been saved through trusting Christ. And even trusting is not
of yourselves…it too is a gift from God. Salvation
is not a reward for the good we have done, so none of us can take any credit
for it. It is God himself who has made us what we are and
given us new lives from Christ Jesus…and long ages ago he planned that we
should spend these lives in helping others.”
19 Now you are no longer strangers to God and
foreigners to heaven, but you are
members of God’s very own family, citizens of God’s country, and you belong
in God’s household with every other Christian…”
ALL are Welcome to Receive this FREE Gift! “The Spirit and the
bride say, “Come!” Let those who hear this say, “Come!” Let those who are
thirsty come! Let those who want the water of life TAKE it as a GIFT.”Revelation 22:17
So how do I Ask and Receive this FREE gift?
Romans 10:9-10
“If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.”
No mystery to Receive!!! SO
lets receive this FREE gift…“Father
God I come to you today imperfect, broken, and full of flaws…BUT I desire to KNOW
you, and to be saved…today I accept this FREE gift you offer me…I declare that
Jesus came to SAVE me…a completely broken soul…and to restore me into a
relationship with God…so that I may be saved and experience the fullness of God
today here on earth…and into eternity…as you desire…
Father…I am only human and
do not have the mind of God…but today I state IN faith that You LOVE me so
much…You seek to find me and to restore me…And I believe that Jesus
IS Lord and that GOD raised him from the dead…so that in my brokenness…you will
save me too!” Thank you for this FREE
gift…today I accept it!” Amen
WELCOME my Brother…my Sister IN Christ!
You are NOW in the fellowship of ALL the other “Saints” that
Christ has redeemed…You too will enjoy an eternity of LOVE with GOD…Welcome I
say!!!…WELCOME to the family of GOD!
YOU ARE SO LOVED…May THE LORD do a mighty work in your days here on earth…If you have prayed this prayer
today, and accepted the FREE gift of eternal salvation…I would love to hear from you…I would love to
pray for you…and ask for Gods favor in your life. Amen…
