God Wanted to Give us Faith

In Christ we are set free by the blood of his death, and so we have forgiveness of sins. How rich is God’s grace, which he has given to us so fully and freely. God, with full wisdom and understanding, let us know his secret purpose. This was what God wanted, and he planned to do it through Christ. Ephesians 1:7-9

I mean that you have been saved by grace through believing. You did not save yourselves; it was a gift from God. It was not the result of your own efforts, so you cannot brag about it. Ephesians 2:8-9

Henry Morris says in Days of Praise, “Faith preserves and protects us. Jesus insisted, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life (John 5:24) This is an absolute change and eliminates the possibility of hell (John 10:28-29).”

I lost my best friend this spring. She lived a few doors from me. I could talk to her late in the evening and bring all my questions about life to her. She understood our Lord Jesus so well.

She was the strongest Christian I have ever known. I know Jesus welcomed her into his heaven.

Now, I have a friend that heard yesterday her grandson’s father passed away. The family is in the middle of lots of struggles. The grandson had left home as a junior in high school because of struggles between him and his mom. The father had a part of 30 acres of land on a plantation in the southern U.S. with some other relatives and they don’t know what will happen with that land. He was found dead on the land, and they do not know why he passed away. He had been divorced from the grandson’s mother for the majority of the son’s 17 years. 

However, they knew the last few months or maybe longer that he had been reading the Bible. He may have found Jesus and is in heaven! How wonderful!

Do you know if you are baptized? Parents today often baptize their infants before they talk.

Philip says to an officer in Acts 8:37, "If you believe with all your heart, you can be baptized". The officer said, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.” If you can say these words, you will receive the saving grace of Jesus, and we will see each other in heaven. Jesus said in John 6:63: "The words I told you are spirit, and they give life." You can say these words today!

We get our new life from the Spirit, so we should follow the Spirit. We must not be proud or make trouble with each other or be jealous of each other. Galatians 5:25-26 

Sandra Hilsabeck