Dearly beloved,
Welcome to the month of salvation. The Lord has spoken that He will save us this month. Jesus came to set the captives free, heal and deliver us and save us from eternal damnation in hell fire.
All that is required of the sinner is genuine repentance. The word of God has been sent to heal and deliver us (Ps 107:20) and when we believe all things are possible (Mk 9:23).
The Greek word soteria that translates in English as salvation, means deliverance, preservation, soundness, prosperity, happiness, rescue and general well being in this world and eternal life in the world to come.
Salvation could be used in both a material/temporal sense and in a spiritual/eternal sense. In Lk 19:9 when the Lord Jesus visited the home of Zaccheus, a well known fraudulent tax collector in town, who gave up his wicked ways when he met Jesus, the Lord told him “today salvation has come to this house.”
Zaccheus that day as he surrendered his life to Christ and restituted his evil ways, received his general well being and deliverance from the guilt of sin and wickedness of the past. His life changed instantly and he began to follow the path of the straight and narrow way (Matt 7:13-14) that leads to the kingdom of God, by the word of God (Jn 8:31-32).
You too can enjoy heaven on earth while preparing to make heaven in the end, by surrendering your life to Jesus Christ, living holy, regularly fellowshipping with other believers (Heb 10:25) in any bible believing church and knowing the word of God (1Pet 2:2) for growth in godliness.
Shalom,
Pastor Chris Ogali
Monday, February 4, 2008
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