John 10:10. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Salvation came to us by the grace of God. God chose us before the creation of the world (Ephesians 1:5). We were made alive when we returned to the Father through His Son, Jesus Christ. He has forgiven all our sins, given us rest (Acts 3:19–20), and made us clean from all the wrong we had done (1 John 1:9).
When we accepted Jesus as the Christ, God gave us the right to become His children (John 1:12). When we declared, “Jesus is Lord,” and believed in our hearts that God raised Him from the dead, we were saved. Our Lord Jesus made us right with God (Romans 10:9–10).
Salvation is deliverance from the power of Satan. This is why it can only come from God. Even our faith is a gift from Him (Ephesians 2:8–9). Salvation is not based on what we have done, but on what Christ accomplished on the cross. That is why it is secure. We became God’s children not by human desire or effort, but by being born of God Himself (John 1:13). That is why it is eternal.
The source of our faith is the Spirit: “Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit” (John 3:6). The foundation of our faith is the Word of God: “For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God” (1 Peter 1:23).
So, do not be deceived. Let God’s standard of salvation be your standard. Let His righteousness be your righteousness. Let Christ’s victory be your victory.
Prayer. Father, I thank You for the gift of faith I have in Jesus Christ. It was given to me by Your grace. Help me to live under Your grace and by faith in Christ, who loved me and gave Himself for me. In Jesus’ name, Amen.