JULY 11, Romans 2: 25-29

Once, I asked an elderly lady from a Catholic church, “Are you saved?” She replied, “I am baptized.” Somehow, she believes baptism could save. No, baptism does not save. The Jews have similar problems. Every Jewish male child 8 days old was circumcised, to mark them out as God’s special people. They seemed to think that circumcision saves - trusting in some OUTWARD form of behaviour.
But Paul said this outward cutting of the foreskin would not save them. By now, Paul had already pointed out their hypocrisy – they did not do what they preached.

On the other hand, the Gentiles obeyed God’s law.

Dear children, are you bound for heaven? What makes you think so?
• “I go to church, I know the Bible very well”
• “I give offerings”
• “My parents are Christians”
• “I give out tracts and invite classmates to church”
• “I was baptized as a baby”
• “I asked Jesus to be my Lord and Saviour”

These are outward behaviour. Jesus make a scary comment in Matthew 7:21 "Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven."  Dear children, on that day, would you be the ones who cried ‘Lord, Lord” or the ones who are doing the will of the Father now? Even though you may ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, you must desire to do God’s will and obey Him. Otherwise, asking Jesus to be your Lord may just be words without meaning!

Thought: Man look on the outside but God looks on the inside.

Prayer: Heavenly Father, I want to be a Christian in my heart. Help me to truly repent of my sins and own Jesus as my Saviour and obey Him from my heart. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.