DECEMBER 19, Hebrews 10:19-23

We may have believed in Jesus and accepted Him as our personal Saviour, but there are still times when we doubt our salvation. This lack of assurance may cause us to pray to accept Jesus as Saviour again and again. It is a common struggle that is not without hope! We can have full assurance of salvation when we shift our focus to Christ and away from ourselves. Doubts about our salvation often arise when we feel that we are not good enough and continue to struggle with the same habitual sins. During these low moments, it is by remembering who Christ is and what He has done to save us that will set our minds and hearts at peace again.

Christians, remember the reason for your salvation! It is by the blood of Jesus shed on the cross, and His body broken for us, that you can enter into a relationship with God. Jesus is the only way to God. Salvation is not determined by whether we ‘feel’ we are saved or not! Once saved, always saved. There is nothing that can undo God’s work of salvation that He has started in our lives. Christ has opened the way to God. We can boldly enter into God’s presence because we are now of the same household of God.

The encouragement is for us to draw near in full assurance of faith. It is as though God knows that we are not near enough to Him and wants us to go nearer still. He beckons us as a loving Heavenly Father towards His children to come! We are still afar off because we hinder ourselves from drawing nearer to Him. What is hindering you from drawing nearer to God? Is it the guilt of sin, or a lack of faith in the invisible God? Christians, let us draw nearer to God. Your very desire to be saved is evidence that your heart has been purged from an evil conscience and the Word of God has cleansed you. Hold fast to your faith in God! Although we may not be able to see the air, we know it is there because we continue to breathe and live. In the same way, we cannot see God because He is invisible, but we know that He is there because we see His power in creation and at work in the lives of faithful Christians. We cannot depend on our five senses for faith and truth!

Be assured of your faith in God!

Thought: Nothing can separate me from the love of Christ when I put my faith in Him.

Prayer: Father in Heaven, thank You for the full assurance that nothing can separate me from Your love in Christ Jesus. Draw me nearer to Yourself every day that I may experience Your power at work in my life. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.