Salvation.
It's a word we use often, yet many people—even Christians—don't fully understand what it means.
How does salvation relate to everyday life? What does a promise made over 2,000 years ago have to do with us today?
Before we talk about what salvation is, let's first talk about what it isn't.
Salvation is not a reward for being a good person. It's not something we earn through good deeds or by trying our best. Ephesians 2:8-9 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast."
Salvation is a free gift from God that cannot be earned. To better understand it, let's go back to the beginning.
Ever since Adam and Eve's time in the Garden of Eden, humanity has struggled with sin. We see it throughout the Bible—the flood in Noah's time, Sodom and Gomorrah, the Israelites wandering in the wilderness, and countless examples of people turning away from God.
Again and again, people failed. Yet again and again, God promised that a Saviour would come.
Throughout the Old Testament, people couldn't approach God as freely as we do today. Priests acted as mediators between God and the people, offering sacrifices on their behalf. Prophets received messages from God and delivered them to the nation. Apart from these select individuals, direct access to God's presence was limited, and His word was not readily available to everyone.
Then Jesus came. Jesus was the Saviour God had promised from the beginning.
Through his death and resurrection, Jesus made a way for us to be reconciled to God. Because of his sacrifice, we no longer need to offer animal sacrifices for the forgiveness of sins or for purification. Through his shed blood, we can receive forgiveness for our sins and be set free from the things that separate us from God. We no longer need a human mediator to stand between us and God and speak on our behalf. We can now come directly and boldly before God our Father in the name of Jesus, our Great High Priest and Mediator (Heb. 4:14-16).
So, how do we receive this free gift of salvation?
Romans 10:9-10 tells us, "If you declare with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved."
So receiving salvation is quite simple: ✅Acknowledge. ✅Confess. ✅Invite.
ACKNOWLEDGE that Jesus Christ is Lord, that he died on the cross for your sins, rose again, and is seated at the right hand of God.
CONFESS your sins. Be honest with God. Admit that you have fallen short and ask him for forgiveness.
INVITE Jesus into your life. Make Him your Lord and Saviour, and choose to follow him.
The Bible tells us that heaven rejoices when even one person turns to God. So every time someone gives their life to Christ, there is celebration in heaven. THAT'S how much God loves us!
He continues to give us opportunity after opportunity to come to him. His desire is not to push us away but to draw us close.
Friend, if you're reading this and haven't yet invited Jesus into your life and accepted him into your heart, don't keep putting it off.
Come to him today. He's waiting for you. He's been calling you for a long time. No matter what you've done, his arms are open.
Say this simple prayer now:
"Jesus, I believe you’re the Son of God who came to die for my sins and to give me the gift of eternal life with you. I repent from my sins past and present, and I invite you into my heart to be my Lord and Saviour now and forever."
That's all you need to say to become a new person in Christ. Behold, old things have passed away, and all things have become new!
Come to him while you still can.
[If you prayed this prayer, send me a quick message—I'd be delighted to follow up with you on next steps.]
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