Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. —PROVERBS 3:5–6 🦋
John Lennox has spent decades defending the Christian faith as a mathematician, philosopher, and apologist. But I’m not sure he’s ever said anything more beautiful than this.
Early in my walk I would beg Jesus to save me over and over when I would sin. I was ignorant still of the clear teachings of the Bible that said it is by faith (alone) we are saved. I would fail to behave perfectly and then be so afraid he didn’t want me anymore.
I was a baby in Christ and still learning.. but as time progressed and I read the word I understood that I didn’t earn my salvation, Christ did. I didn’t do it, He did. He finished it because I never could.
God has not called us to live in fear and uncertainty of our eternal destination. If we do this we are not relying on the death and resurrection of Jesus, we are not relying on the blood He shed to cleanse us of our sins but our own performance.
If you are seeking after God, if you believe and confess Jesus and desire to obey, if your sin brings sorrow because you have quenched the Holy Spirit this an indication of a new heart.
We have to throw ourselves totally at the foot of the cross or we have fallen from grace. Your work didn’t save you and your works aren’t keeping you saved …
Faith without works is dead? YES!
What does this mean? It means when you have been saved by grace through faith that your life and thought process about sin will absolutely reflect that.
It’s Christ ALONE 100% because even if it’s .0005% you , you’re going to hell.
Heavenly Father,
My heart is burdened, and my mind is filled with tension. Please calm my anxious thoughts and fill me with Your perfect peace. Give me strength to trust You, courage to face today, and wisdom to make the right decisions. Remind me that You are always with me and that nothing is impossible for You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.