Our Assurance

 

Our Assurance

Ephesians 1:5 “Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,”

Romans 8:38  “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Ephesians 4:30  “And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.”

     Perhaps these are well known verses.  Still it is beneficial to digest them again.  A little milk with our meat is called for.  In all our striving to become more like Him, we fail to hit the mark sometimes.  Discouragement lies behind us then confronts us head on when we fall short of the standard.  The enemy is sly.  The world wants to peck on the weaker.  Even the church is there to kick a brother when they are down.

     Fix it up!  Know for sure.  Get those foundation blocks down firm without flaw.  Have you had a God encounter or not?  The scripture says to verify your election.  More than a feeling.  What does God say about your condition to Him?  Search the scripture and take home the promises.  Get advice.  Get insight.  The above verses only encourage a more thorough understanding.

     Are you a child of God or not?  Yes, you may have said the “I love You prayer”, but did it sink home?  Usually The Meeting results in a change of course.  A gentle nudging toward water baptism is a good sign that something happened in the heart.  A sense of holiness is now as one seeks to put away the bad and seek the new.  A drawn attraction is evident as one wants to be with the family of God.  Resistance and rebellion quelled, the child enjoys the sought after peace.

     Is this you?  If so, no matter if you blow it, God is still with you.  He does not abandon the one He has adopted.  Our Father is in for the long haul.  How great is His long suffering with us!

Proverbs 24:16 “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”

     God gives second chances. He does not laugh in your face.  He continually encourages us to press on to the goal of knowing Him better.  Situations change but God never does.  He is our assurance.

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