He
Saved Us,
Not
Because Of The Righteous Things We Had Done,
But
Because Of His Mercy …
Scripture
Titus
3
5 He
saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but
because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth
and new life through the Holy Spirit.
6 He
generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our
Savior.
Observation
If
you are a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, then I am sure that just
like me you are amazed, humbled and overwhelmed with emotion when we
think about having the opportunity and privilege of knowing Jesus
personally as Lord and Savior. And if you don't understand, if you
don't get what I just said then it is probably because you don't yet
have a personal relationship with Jesus.
Too many people still think
that if they are good enough in this life then they are going to get
into Heaven. Maybe you are one of them!
If you and I could be good
enough to get into Heaven then Jesus Christ would not have had to die
on the cross for us. He died in our place on the cross as the Perfect
Sacrifice for our sins, exchanging His sinless life for our sinful
life.
Sadly,
I believe that churches are full of people who think that they are
good enough to get into Heaven! Even though they hear the Good News
that Jesus died for them, they still have never surrendered their
lives to Him as Lord and Savior.
When
you are in the worship service this morning at your church, before
you do anything else, stop and pray, and ask our Heavenly Father to
open up the hearts of those around you so that they can place their
faith and trust in Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Application
I
will pray for the people surrounding me today as I go to visit their
church and I will pray that God opens up their heart and opens up my
heart to what the pastor has to say! How about you? Do you know Him?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, thank You for the opportunity of being one of Your children.
I am overwhelmed at the privilege of knowing You personally. I don't
know why I have this privilege and others don't. I pray for any
person that may read this blog today. Open up their heart. Speak to
them and help them to trust You completely with every area of their
life.
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 1,2,3; Titus 3
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