"My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness, I dare not trust the sweetest frame but wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ the solid Rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand." The lyrics to this old hymn came to mind as I was reading in I Peter 1:3-4 (NIV) "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you."
WOW, such a resounding message; Did you get it?..." an inheritance that can NEVER PERISH, SPOIL OR FADE"; and "kept in Heaven for you;" kept in safekeeping, How Awesome is that! Hope that is built on Jesus Christ and His righteousness(right standing with God through Jesus). "For by grace are ye saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; It is the gift of God: Not by works, lest any man should boast."(Eph 2:8,9). Jesus conquered all the requirements of God necessary to assure our sin debt Paid In Full, nothing lacking!
We hear people comment at funerals of knowing their loved one made it in because of "how good they were", "how loving they were", and "the good things they did"; and that's all wonderful and good but the truth is that it's not by how loving, or their works, or how good they were; but whether they had believed upon Jesus Christ and made Him Lord and Savior over their life that counts! ALL our sin debt is washed away when we accept Jesus and His works over our life that allows our sins to be remembered no more, as God declares in Isa.43:25, "I, even I, am He who blots out your transgressions for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."
So I ask you this, dear friend, Have you accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior? Is your sin debt paid in full by the blood of Jesus? If not, I pray you will not let another minute pass you by without accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. We can never measure up to what would ever be worthy; nor could we ever do enough good deeds to be deemed worthy enough; that's why Jesus came and gave His life as a ransom for "anyone" who would dare to believe upon Him and His works to cleanse them from all unrighteousness. It's Only through Jesus and His works that we can be redeemed. Only through His blood that our sins can be washed away; and Only in Jesus we can stand redeemed before God's Holy Throne; old things passed away, behold all things are new(2 Cor,5:17)
If you're not sure of your salvation because of your works; remember that it's not by our works but by His, and He's already taken care of everything needed to make you acceptable before God. So take this moment to ask Jesus into your heart. He loves you just the way you are right now; and He loves like none other; His Love is Totally Unconditional. So call to Him and He will answer you(Jer 33:3) and you can begin enjoying a new found freedom, free from your past; entirely dependent upon Jesus and His divine love for you. He's waiting with open arms for you to respond to His invitation and you will never be the same again; I guarantee!
Have a wonderfully blessed day, dear friends. God loves you and so do I~~~
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