Meditation
“And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” Acts 16:31
What must I do?
Amazing is the question asked by the Philippian jailer.
Amazing, because he asked it out of his amazement over this earthquake, his fear and trembling at the work of the Lord that he felt beneath his feet and pouring into his body.
Amazing, because he asked it of the prisoners before him, charged with criminal behaviour, their hands and feet fastened in stocks, prisoners given the gospel of Christ to proclaim.
Amazing, because the answer to the question is found in the question asked.
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
To be saved!
Salvation as deliverance from the fear that now gripped his soul. Salvation as deliverance from the bondage of guilt, of sin, and of Satan. Salvation as peace with the living God. Salvation as the hope of eternal life.
Surely, such a heart filled with fear can claim for itself no work to perform. Such a question about salvation must defy all capability and capacity, all working and doing, everything of merit. This is no question of a proud Pharisee willing to justify himself, a question asked in a forum for debate or inquiry.
As is the question, so is the answer.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thine house.”
Believe!
Do not do. Do not act. There are no deeds to be done. There are no works to perform. There is nothing you can do.
Believing is rejecting all acts and deeds of the believer. He must believe, because he simply cannot do. He is in need, in need of salvation. He is in no position to give or contribute.
Believe!
Believe because there is One who has done. Believe because this One has done it all. In Him and with Him is complete salvation. In Him is all wisdom, all righteousness, all sanctification, and all redemption. He is the fulfillment of all the law of God, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the perfect Saviour. He is the glorious Redeemer.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Do not work, but rest upon Him. Trust Him, His work, His worth, His merits. Trust Him alone. Trust His works alone. Trust His salvation.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thine house.
Through faith, that blessed instrument of rest, receive, be assured of, and rejoice to know all your salvation. Rejoice to know your free and full pardon from all sin, its guilt, its shame, and its punishment. Rejoice to know your status as a justified child of God and your inheritance of eternal life waiting for you. Rejoice to know you and your household blessed in this covenant salvation.
What must I do?
Amazing is the question asked by the Philippian jailer.
Amazing, because he asked it out of his amazement over this earthquake, his fear and trembling at the work of the Lord that he felt beneath his feet and pouring into his body.
Amazing, because he asked it of the prisoners before him, charged with criminal behaviour, their hands and feet fastened in stocks, prisoners given the gospel of Christ to proclaim.
Amazing, because the answer to the question is found in the question asked.
“Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
To be saved!
Salvation as deliverance from the fear that now gripped his soul. Salvation as deliverance from the bondage of guilt, of sin, and of Satan. Salvation as peace with the living God. Salvation as the hope of eternal life.
Surely, such a heart filled with fear can claim for itself no work to perform. Such a question about salvation must defy all capability and capacity, all working and doing, everything of merit. This is no question of a proud Pharisee willing to justify himself, a question asked in a forum for debate or inquiry.
As is the question, so is the answer.
“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thine house.”
Believe!
Do not do. Do not act. There are no deeds to be done. There are no works to perform. There is nothing you can do.
Believing is rejecting all acts and deeds of the believer. He must believe, because he simply cannot do. He is in need, in need of salvation. He is in no position to give or contribute.
Believe!
Believe because there is One who has done. Believe because this One has done it all. In Him and with Him is complete salvation. In Him is all wisdom, all righteousness, all sanctification, and all redemption. He is the fulfillment of all the law of God, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. He is the perfect Saviour. He is the glorious Redeemer.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.
Do not work, but rest upon Him. Trust Him, His work, His worth, His merits. Trust Him alone. Trust His works alone. Trust His salvation.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thine house.
Through faith, that blessed instrument of rest, receive, be assured of, and rejoice to know all your salvation. Rejoice to know your free and full pardon from all sin, its guilt, its shame, and its punishment. Rejoice to know your status as a justified child of God and your inheritance of eternal life waiting for you. Rejoice to know you and your household blessed in this covenant salvation.