Salvation Assured CERTAINTY OF ACCEPTANCE
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life. John 6:40.
If you could approach God Himself with one question, what question would you like to ask Him? Some of us have taken surveys in various parts of the country, asking that question. It's probably a little self-centered, but the one question that always rises head and shoulders above all the rest is "Am I going to be saved?"
If Jesus came to you personally today and traded all His righteousness for all your sins, would there by any question concerning your eternal destiny right now? Would there? Some feel that this might be easier to accept if they had the advantage that the thief on the cross had. But most of us have to keep on living. Is your certainty in Jesus just as true today as it was twenty years ago when you first accepted the faith? Maybe we could accept that kind of trade then, but a lot of water has gone under the bridge since. Time has gone and some of you might even be thinking, I passed my seventy times seven long ago. We realize that God is wonderful in the forgiveness department, but we are afraid we have passed the limit. Perhaps you feel that you can't really accept this promise today. But I don't know of any date on this promise. I don't know of any one for whom this promise is not made available.
I remember a man at a camp meeting who asked to talk with me. We went off into a corner, and he said, "It's too late, I've gone too far. I've committed the unpardonable sin; there's no chance for me." I invited him to open his Bible to John 6:37. He looked at it. Jesus' own words are recorded there: "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." I said, "What do you see in the margin?" He said, "I don't have a margin in my Bible." "Well, what do you see in the white space along the edge of the page? Is there a date on it?" "No." "Is there a name on it?" "No." "Then this promise is good for you, today." When Jesus says that He wants to trade all of His righteousness for all of your sins, the promise is still good today, as long as we accept it again today. We can have the assurance of acceptance with God each day, as we accept His trade anew.
And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlasting life. John 6:40.
If you could approach God Himself with one question, what question would you like to ask Him? Some of us have taken surveys in various parts of the country, asking that question. It's probably a little self-centered, but the one question that always rises head and shoulders above all the rest is "Am I going to be saved?"
If Jesus came to you personally today and traded all His righteousness for all your sins, would there by any question concerning your eternal destiny right now? Would there? Some feel that this might be easier to accept if they had the advantage that the thief on the cross had. But most of us have to keep on living. Is your certainty in Jesus just as true today as it was twenty years ago when you first accepted the faith? Maybe we could accept that kind of trade then, but a lot of water has gone under the bridge since. Time has gone and some of you might even be thinking, I passed my seventy times seven long ago. We realize that God is wonderful in the forgiveness department, but we are afraid we have passed the limit. Perhaps you feel that you can't really accept this promise today. But I don't know of any date on this promise. I don't know of any one for whom this promise is not made available.
I remember a man at a camp meeting who asked to talk with me. We went off into a corner, and he said, "It's too late, I've gone too far. I've committed the unpardonable sin; there's no chance for me." I invited him to open his Bible to John 6:37. He looked at it. Jesus' own words are recorded there: "Him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out." I said, "What do you see in the margin?" He said, "I don't have a margin in my Bible." "Well, what do you see in the white space along the edge of the page? Is there a date on it?" "No." "Is there a name on it?" "No." "Then this promise is good for you, today." When Jesus says that He wants to trade all of His righteousness for all of your sins, the promise is still good today, as long as we accept it again today. We can have the assurance of acceptance with God each day, as we accept His trade anew.
RSS Feed
