AM I SAVED?

 

 

We've probably all asked the question, "Am I saved?" Why? For one thing, we still struggle against our shameful sin nature:

 

Galatians 5:17 For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

 

Scary Verses: Matthew 10:33 “But whoever denies and disowns Me before men, I also will deny and disown him before My Father Who is in heaven.”

Nevertheless. Peter was forgiven even after he denied Jesus three times. This points out how ready Jesus is to forgive and to restore.

 

Therefore, constantly, we fall short.  it is very important to understand that our Lord is so gracious that He receives all who come to Him:

 

Romans 10:12–13 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

 

Faith is a Decision: John 3:14–16 “And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,  that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”

 

Joshua 24:15 …”choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD

 

All we need to do is to believe, confessing our sin with the Intention of Repenting: Jeremiah 3:12–13 Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, “ ‘Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be angry forever. Only acknowledge your guilt, that you rebelled against the LORD your God and scattered your favors among foreigners under every green tree, and that you have not obeyed my voice, declares the LORD.

 

He receives the worst sinners: 2 Chronicles 33:9–13 Manasseh led Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem astray, to do more evil than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the people of Israel. The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they paid no attention. Therefore the LORD brought upon them the commanders of the army of the king of Assyria, who captured Manasseh with hooks and bound him with chains of bronze and brought him to Babylon. And when he was in distress, he entreated the favor of the LORD his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers. He prayed to him, and God was moved by his entreaty and heard his plea and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.

 

The Lord is always ready to forgive those who repent: 1 John 1:6–9 If we say we have fellowship with him while we walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

We all fail to “walk in the light,” even daily. However, whenever we cry out for God's mercy, He forgives us.

 

He looks at us Graciously: 2 Peter 2:7–8 …He rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked, for as that righteous man lived among them day after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard.

 

Lot had been living a very compromised life. He even had sex with his two daughters on two successive evenings after getting drunk. Yet, our Lord regarded Lot as righteous. This assumes that he must have repented of his sins, pointing to the fact that our Lord will forgive and save all who turn to Him:

 

Revelation 22:17 The Spirit and the Bride say, “Come.” And let the one who hears say, “Come.” And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price.