January 7, 2025
~S A L V A T I O N~
***Means you are completely delivered from the power and effects of sin and death***
Read John Chapter 3
Key Verses: John 3:3, 16-17, 35-36
3 “Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.” 16 For this is how God loved the world: He gave His one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life. 17 God sent His Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through Him. 35 The Father loves His Son and has put everything into His hands. 36 And anyone who believes in God’s Son has eternal life. Anyone who doesn’t obey the Son will never experience eternal life but remains under God’s angry judgment.”
It’s a brand New Year! Why not start it off by asking yourself a couple of questions… Are you Born-Again? Do you know what it means to be Born-Again?
If you answered, Yes…
Then wonderful! You can continue in this New Year with the Lord at your side, building your relationship with Him and walking closer to Him than you ever have before!
If you answered No… why not start this New Year with a repentant heart and ask Jesus to be Lord and Savior of your life. When you understand what Jesus, God’s only Son, did for you on the cross and then realize the magnitude of His sacrifice, you will have a choice to make. Accept Him, Love Him, Serve Him. Seeking the Lord with all your heart gains you eternal life! Without Jesus you remain separated from God’s Love. Turn your heart to Him today.
One of the most famous verses of the Bible is John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (KJV)
It’s not a verse that should be quickly overlooked because you have heard it thousands of times and maybe have it put to memory. This one verse is the foundational truth of becoming Born-Again. When you believe in what this one verse says, and accept Jesus as the final Sacrifice for sin and death you are instantly born into the family of God. The result of that one decision now confirms your status as a child of God and your life is now eternal and upon your death here on earth you will be ushered into the Kingdom of God.
Nothing else should bring this kind of joy and peace to your heart in this New Year. You have the Lord Jesus Christ residing within you and an exhilarating transformation through the Holy Spirit is knocking at the door of your heart!
Prayer:
Dear Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross for me. Thank you for cleansing me white as snow. Thank you for giving me eternal life. Help me now Jesus in this New Year to follow You closely; to gain wisdom, knowledge and understanding as I pour my heart into the Scriptures. Guide me, teach me and shine Your light through me. AMEN.