THE GIFT OF SALVATION
Eph. 2:8-9 God saved you by his special favor when you believed.
And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a
reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. NLT
No one can take any
credit whatsoever for their salvation.
No one will make it to heaven because they have done well enough. No one will get there because of someone
else’s faith, because they acted like a Christian, or grew up in a godly
home. Salvation is a gift from God.
A gift is something
that becomes yours when you reach out and take it as your own when it is
offered to you. A gift is something that
is given because of the generosity and love of the giver. A gift is something to be treasured because
of the love of the giver. It is
something for which we ought to be thankful for. The value of a gift is based on the love of
the giver, not any monetary value we may place upon it. A gift is given unconditionally and sacrificially. It always costs the giver something. A gift is given for the benefit of the
receiver of the gift, to bring joy and happiness to him.
Salvation is a gift,
not a reward for our labors. If we could
earn it, it would be what is owed us and not a gift. We are saved by the grace of God,
period. It is God’s invitation for us to
be embraced in His love. It is God
reaching out to us inviting us to enjoy the blessings of living in fellowship
with Him. He gave His very life so that
we can have eternal life. All we have to
do is to accept His gift and enjoy it to the fullest.
Consider the cost of
God’s gift of salvation. He sent Jesus
to earth to die for our sins. For the
only time in eternity, God and His Son weren’t together. On the cross, God even had to turn His back
on Jesus and not look at Him because He had our sins on His heart. Jesus suffered not only the horrific agony of
dying on the Roman cross, He tasted the horrific guilt and shame of our sins,
even though He himself had never sinned.
Salvation is the most precious gift man could ever receive.
Have you accepted
God’s gift of salvation yet? It is in
His hands waiting for you to take hold of it and claim it for your own. He does not withhold His gift from anyone who
wants it.
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