Right
and evidence...
Sometimes,
you just need to preach to your own soul and stand against the devil. That
might require a fearless inventory.
No
one is saved because they are good. Our goodness does not save us. It's easy to
look at ourselves -- our hearts, our behavior, our thought life -- and arrive
at the conclusion that we're not all that great. It's easy to believe the truth
the enemy tells us about ourselves! So, it's easy to not "feel" saved
sometimes. If one is saved, one is saved because God is good. God has made a
way of salvation. We can't earn it, but we can receive it. We don't deserve to
be saved and we can't earn salvation, but God offers salvation by grace through
faith in the finished work of Jesus.
The
Apostle John said, "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his
name, he gave the right to become children of God," (John 1:12 ESV)
See
that? If one believes in God in the name of Jesus and receives the work and
person of Jesus, God grants them the right to be saved -- to be joined into His
family, be given spiritual life and be adopted as a son or daughter.
But,
then... there's a "feeling" we're not saved. What's that all about?
We
need evidence! So, here it is: "For all who are led by the Spirit of God
are sons of God." (Romans 8:14 ESV)
The
evidence is that we not only have the information, we also are experiencing the
transformation! The evidence we are sons and daughters of God is that we're
being led by the Spirit!
Being
led of the Spirit is walking by faith and not by feelings. This is how we
refute the devil; we don't gratify the desires of the flesh and we live in
accord with the gospel and we become doers of the word and we serve the King in
building the Kingdom.
How
are you feeling? Who are you following?
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