10 words of assurance that will “ROCK” your faith…
#1 Assurance of Salvation
Our biggest fear is what
will happen to us after we die. It’s the
great unknown. Where do we go? What will it be like? Is there a heaven and hell, and who
goes? Death is the great mysterious
future for all of us. Hebrews 9 says - “And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after
that comes judgment…” (9:27)
So, all of us will one day
have to face death face to face. Then
what? Some believe in reincarnation, where,
based on your last life, and how you lived it, you can move up or down the food
chain. Some believe in oblivion, or
nothingness. That when we die, that is
the end. Still others believe in levels
of heaven and oblivion or extinction for non-believers. Two more - some believe in heaven and hell
and a place in-between where you get a second chance to work your way to
heaven. And the last one I will share, though I am sure there is more, is what
the Bible says, and that is this. There
is a heaven, and there is a hell. Heaven is for those who have placed there
faith and trust in Jesus Christ as there savior. Hell is reserved for those who have rejected
Jesus finish work on the cross as the only way of salvation.
As a Christian, this is
where the assurance of Salvation comes in as a rock to hold on to, especially
during a crisis in your life. How can we
be sure? What does the Bible say about
my salvation? Here are a few verses to
help us:
1 - Remember, Salvation
comes from God as a gift, and God isn’t an Indian-giver:
Romans 6:23 - “the wages of sin
is death, but the gift of
God, (salvation), is eternal life through Jesus Christ our
Lord.”
1 John
5:11-12 - “And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his
Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does
not have life.”
John
3:16 - ““For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that
whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
2 - Remember - Salvation provided what we needed -
forgiveness from our sinfulness:
1 John
4:10 - “This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his
Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.”
John
3:18 - “Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe
stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's
one and only Son.”
John
3:36 - “Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the
Son will not see life, for God's wrath remains on them.”
Hebrews
2:9 - “But we do see Jesus, who was made lower than the angels for a little
while, now crowned with glory and honor because he suffered death, so that by
the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.”
Revelation
1:5 - “and from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, the firstborn from
the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To him who loves us and has
freed us from our sins by his blood…”
3 - Salvation is because of God’s amazing love for
us:
Romans
5:8 - But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still
sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans
8:32 - He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all--how will
he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?
Eph.
2:4 - But God, being rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He
loved us, 5even when we were dead in our transgressions, made us alive together
with Christ (by grace you have been saved),…
2
Thessalonians 2:16 - May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who
loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope
1 John
3:1 - See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be
called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not
know us is that it did not know him.
1 John
4:9 - This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son
into the world that we might live through him.
4 - God’s desire is that we receive his Salvation
John
6:40 - For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes
in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."
John
11:25 - Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. The one
who believes in me will live, even though they die;
5 - Salvation’s promise is Eternal Life in Heaven
with Jesus Christ.
1 Jn
2:25 - This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life.
John
3:15 - that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him."
John
6:40 - For my Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes
in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day."
John
10:28 - I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one will
snatch them out of my hand.
1 John
1:2 - The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to
you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us.
1 John
5:13
I
write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you
may know that you have eternal life.
Salvation is through Jesus Christ, because of his
great love for us and given to us by God.
It comes through faith and only because of grace and mercy (Titus
3:5). And one other thing - it hits at the
heart of our greatest fear - what will happen to us after death. Paul, the apostle, said this in Philippians 1
“…as it is my eager expectation and hope that I
will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ
will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. 21For to me to live is
Christ, and to die is gain. 22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful
labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. 23I am hard pressed
between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far
better…”
Now there is someone who fully understood what a
rock the assurance of Salvation is to us.
Crisis may lead to death, yes, but what does the Christian have to worry
about? To be with Jesus is a one million
percent upgrade! Hold on to the joy of
your salvation. Your sin is forgiven, your
salvation is secure, your home will one day be in Heaven with the author and
perfecter of your faith - Jesus Christ!
You are Loved!
If you have never placed your faith in Jesus Christ
to Save you, to forgive you from your sins and to restore your relationship
with God, then GOOD NEWS. You can do
that today. The Bible says that
Salvation comes to those who 1) repent of there sins and 2) Ask God to save
them in the name of Jesus. Romans
10:9-13 -
“if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord
and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
10For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one
confesses and is saved. 11For the Scripture says, “Everyone who believes in him
will not be put to shame.” 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek;
for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him.
13For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
You can have the same assurance of salvation by
praying by faith these words:
Dear God, please forgive me for not believing
you. Forgive me for thinking I could
work my way to heaven. Forgive me for
not believing Jesus is the way to you. I
place all my faith and trust in Jesus Christ, who died for me and who you
raised from the dead and is now at your right hand as King of Kings and Lord of
Lords. Your word says that if I call to
you to save me, you would save me. God,
I am asking you to save me today. I am
asking in the only name I can ask, in the Name of Jesus Christ my savior. Thank you