How Can I Be Saved?

God is calling us to Himself. He wants to cleanse us of our sin and restore us to a right relationship with Him, that He might bless our lives and rescue us from destruction.

Many are hearing His call, but are not sure how to enter into the salvation that Jesus came to give us. Here is a simple explanation from the scriptures that shows us how to be saved.

THE WAY TO SALVATION

• For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. ROMANS 3:23

• For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. ROMANS 6:23

• But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ROMANS 5:8

• Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. ROMANS 10:13

• 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. ROMANS 10:9

• Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. ROMANS 8:1

 

PRAYER:

Dear Heavenly Father,today I acknowledge that I am a sinner. Thank You for sending Your Son to die for me on the cross of Calvary. By faith I ask You to forgive my sins and to come into my life. Because of Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection all of my sins are forgiven and I am starting a brand-new life today. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

My friend, if you have sincerely prayed this prayer, you are saved. Your sins have been forgiven and you have entered into a new relationship with God. From this point forward, He is with you. He will never leave you. He will direct your footsteps and help you to grow spiritually. You will experience His love, forgiveness and guidance as you lean into your new life with Jesus at the helm.

If you have prayed and given your life to God today, please drop a comment below and let me know so that I can be praying for you.

And welcome to the family of God!

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Between the Prayer and the Answer

"Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name." Psalm 33:20-21 (ESV)

Who enjoys waiting? Not me.

We live in an impatient society. We want the immediate.

Even when it comes to prayer, we want immediate results, immediate guidance from God, immediate fulfillment of His promises. We don't want to wait! 

But what if that waiting process is our greatest opportunity for spiritual growth? What if waiting is God's plan for deepening our relationship with Him? What if it's in the waiting that we become more like Jesus?

I call the time between our prayers and the answer, the In-Between.

How long? Have you ever asked God that question? Maybe you didn't verbalize it, but you've wondered it. Maybe even agonized over it.

What if we approach the In-Between differently?

What if we...

• Keep seeking a closer relationship with God?
• Keep praying in faith, believing for the answer?
• Keep serving God and others?
• Keep trusting God to be faithful?

Psalm 62:5 (NLT) says:

"Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in Him."

Quietly...not anxiously, not grumbling and complaining, not doubting and discouraged, but quietly, with calm assurance that the answer will come. Knowing that God's timing is perfect and His will is what's best for us.

Let's flip the script and use waiting as an extended Quiet Time with God.

Deeper:

Isaiah 40:31        Lamentations 3:25        Psalm 27:14        Romans 12:12

Questions:
How do you usually handle times of waiting?

How do you think you will handle waiting differently in the future?

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