Remember the soul-searching question of all time - "Who do you say that I am?" Mark 8:29
If Jesus asked you that question, what would you honestly be able to say?
Today we want to look at the MOST IMPORTANT thing in life - salvation. The most beautiful news of all time! Remember that you must first receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior to be able to pursue a deeper relationship with Him!
Here is your project for Day 2:
~ Read through the plan of salvation with an open heart. Make sure that you understand what it means and that it is real in your life.
~ Write out your salvation testimony. (We would love to have you e-mail it to us!)
Plan of salvation:
~ God created us to walk with Him and glorify Him.
~ We all have sinned - thought, said, done wrong things. Romans 3:23, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."~ God is holy and He cannot have sin in His presence. Our sin separates us from the fellowship we were meant to have with God and destines us for eternity in hell apart from God.
~ Jesus - the perfect Son of God - came to earth to die on the cross, to take the punishment for our sins, so that we could be right with God and spend eternity in Heaven with Him. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
~ If you realize your sin and need for a Savior, receive the Lord's grace to confess your sin to God, repent and turn from your sin, put your trust fully in Jesus to save you, and follow and surrender your life to Him as Lord - you will be saved. He will come into your life, cleanse your sins, make you right with God, save you, and you will enjoy fellowship with Him on earth and eternity with Him in Heaven!
~ Rom. 10:9-11 says - "...if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, "Everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame."
When you have responded to the Lord's grace in this, you are a child of God, a new creation, and can walk with Jesus both now and in eternity! This is the beginning of your personal relationship with Jesus! From here, you can go deeper into the wonderful relationship with Him for which you were created!
The Lord Jesus saves you to have a relationship with you, for you to be fulfilled in His love, and to glorify Him with your life!
Have YOU trusted in and surrendered your life to Jesus?
(For more on salvation, you can visit our website http://www.lovingthelordministries.org/ and visit the "Encouragement" section!)
Tomorrow we are looking at loving Jesus as your best Friend!
