SECURITY ASSURED



In today’s every threatening environment, security is becoming important on a daily basis. Let me ask you. Where does your security lie? I assure you that there is nothing in this world that is secure. Health, relationships, money, it can all dwindle away quickly. I’m sure you can relate a story or two about someone close to you who has felt the rug of security pulled out from underneath them. Maybe that someone is you.

Our existence on this planet is defined by insecurity. That will never change. But God wants to assure you that you’re secure in him because the only trustworthy security is in your connection with Jesus Christ. There is only one thing in life that is certain—God loves you. And that’s all you need. Someone once said, “I didn’t realize that God was all I needed until I came to the place that he was all I had.”

You can have security assured only by God’s love. “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life. I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life.” (1John 5:13)

You don’t have to wait until your world falls apart to find this out. Many Christians torment themselves over this question, “Did I really believe? Did I really mean it? Was I really, really, really sincere?” I ask you, is there a difference between the second and third “really” as if it is the difference between heaven and hell? What takes place in this line of questioning is you turn your security of salvation into something you earn by your own goodness. When this happens you base your security in yourself not in God alone and this misses the whole point of eternal security, because you’re only one bad day away from losing your security altogether. 

The apostle John says that you can know you have eternal life because of all the things he has written about—God love you—Jesus died for you—your sins are forgiven. You are his child and he is your Father. It is in the love your Father has for you that you find security. God wants to assure you that you’re secure in him.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

The 80-20 Rule

In 1906, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto created a mathematical formula to describe the unequal distribution of wealth in his country, observing that twenty percent of the people owned eighty percent of the wealth. The Pareto Principle, or 80/20 rule, states that 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.   Although this rule was first applied in Italy when Pareto was looking at the dispersal of wealth, it has since become a rule of thumb for many businesses.   It has been said that 20% of your workforce does 80% of the work, or 80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients.   I think this law comes into play in our lives as well.   Life is 20% what happens to you and 80% what you make of it. There are tons of stories about people who come out of difficult situations — gang life, in and out of jail, drug addiction, broken families, abuse – yet still seem to rise to the top.   And of course, there are many stories of those who have been given...
Read more

Control Yourself

When it comes to our life, we have nothing to say about our birth and little say about our death, but in between these two events most of the decisions are ours to be made. Are you letting life and circumstances control you, or are you controlling your own life and destiny with God’s help. Don't let life pass you by when you have the God-given ability to make things happen. I've heard it said: You can't control the length of your life, but you can control its use. You can't control your facial appearance, but you can control its expression. You can't control the weather, but you can control the moral atmosphere that surrounds you. You can't control the distance of your head above the ground, but you can control the height of the contents in your head. You can't control the other fellow's annoying faults, but you can see to it that you do not develop similar faults. Why worry about things you cannot cont...
Read more

Bounce Back

As a 7th grader in junior high school, I was devastated when I was cut from the starting 8th grade football team and sent to the second team.   I felt disappointed, embarrassed and dejected.   Latter that week, I spoke with my grandfather who passed on these words of wisdom, “It’s not how far you fall, but how high you bounce back that matters.”   I took those words to heart. The Bible says in Proverbs 25:11, “Timely advice is lovely, like golden apples in a silver basket.” I valued his wise words and committed to doing my best for this second string team, instead of pouting and complaining over my sense of failure. I committed to working hard, giving my all to bounce back. It served me well as I entered high school and played on two state championship teams. I learned that day that what happens to me in life doesn’t count as much as how I react to those things.   I had a choice the day I was cut from the team—I could wallow in misery and quit the team, or I ...
Read more