FEB 7

John 10:28-29
Memorise Philippians 1:6
“…kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation…”

Perseverance of the Saints forms the final “P” in “TULIP”. This doctrine states that once a person is saved, he remains saved forever. Neither life or death, angels, things present or to come, height nor depth nor any creature shall be able to change that, for none of those things can ever separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:39), for the believer will certainly persevere in the Lord till the very end. Let us consider TULIP in total. Man is totally depraved (T). He is sinful and there is nothing spiritually good in him. Left to himself he will never turn to God. However, God in His mercies, has elected some before the foundation of the world (Ephesians 1:4) not because there is any good in us that deserves salvation, but simply according to His good will and pleasure (U). Christ’s sacrifice, although sufficient to save all mankind, is efficacious only for His elect (L). Those who are chosen, will receive salvation without fail (I). Thus, it follows that it is logical to believe that all whom God has already chosen and called by His grace will certainly persevere till the very end? God alone has begun this good work of salvation in you, and He will certainly preserve and keep you to the day of Christ! (Philippians 1:6).

Dear reader, now that you are a believer, do you sometimes fear that your God may somehow reclaim your salvation, perhaps, because of a certain sin that you have committed? Well, you are not alone in thinking this way. The Arminians believed that salvation could be lost if one sinned and only with repentance is salvation restored. Hence, if a believer dies in sin, without repentance, he will be lost to hell forever. However, this is not what Scripture teaches. Christ in John 10:28-29 tells us very clearly that our salvation is secure. Whoever Christ has given eternal life to, will never perish. No man can pluck believers out of the hands of Christ or that of the Father’s and the Father is greater than all. If you have truly come to the saving knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, you are forever safe and you have eternal life promised to you in God’s Word. There is no doubt about the certainty of salvation as taught in many parts of Scripture. There may be times when we will sin and backslide from the Lord, but the promise is that He will always be the one to bring us back, for the believer may fall, but he will never be utterly cast down, for the Lord upholds him with His hand (Psalm 37:24).

Thought: What a wonderful Shepherd is Jesus my Lord!
Prayer: Father, help me to trust in You completely.