Good Monday! Where did this muggy roll in from? The evening seemed well on its way to nice, then late in the night the humidity arrived. Today, weather-related comments aside, I looked at myself and decided that salvation could not survive. The problem as always with a view like that is in looking at myself. Salvation is not based on me, it is planted in me. To be planted in me, it must therefore come from some other. Salvation survives as long as the Savior lives. How long will the Savior live? Well, Moses mentioned something about everlasting to everlasting. John spoke of 'in the beginning' in his gospel, and then passed on the revelation of first and last, Alpha and Omega, forever and ever and various long ago and never ending terms like that. I'm kinda thinking that the Savior is, was, and always shall be just like that final book of the Bible says. Therefore, salvation must survive forever, forever, and ever.
Salvation does not falter when the sinner grieves God through sin. Salvation stands firm in Christ when the Christian falters. Salvation is ready and able at all times for the Savior is ready and able to save at all times. The one who calls on the Savior is not turned away at the door to salvation. The believer may inspect the self and find it wanting, but salvation lives on in the matchless perfection of the Savior. Grace is given, righteousness is imputed, nothing the Christ-one needs for eternal life is based on the record we bring to the pearly gates. In fact, the very record we worry over is cleansed by the Savior who holds salvation in His eternal grip. Salvation survives everything we can do because the Savior's steadfast love remains on us. Steadfast based on me is weak, but steadfast based in Christ is forever. Salvation lives in Christ and flows to us on His steadfast love. Nothing can separate us from that love.
Praise and honor to God our Father!Bucky
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