Proving Salvation
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).
Daily Fire:
The Holy Spirit Himself assures me that I am a child of God.
The subject of salvation is important to me—and it occupies
the entire Bible! Liberal people
today like to rationalize that it is impossible to know you possess salvation, and we will have to wait until the
afterlife (if there is such a
thing, some say) to discover whether salvation had indeed provided eternal life. But Jesus made it very
clear that we can know that we are saved.
That confidence can inspire us to share our salvation with others: Let it be known to you all, and to all the
people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you
crucified, whom God raised from the dead,
by Him this man stands here before you whole. This is the “stone which was rejected by you builders,
which has become the chief cornerstone.”
Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which
we must be saved. (Acts 4:10– 12) However,
Satan still tries to undermine that confidence in the gift of salvation provided by Christ Jesus on
the cross. We must guard against his lies
and accusations: Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have
come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and
night, has been cast down. And
they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony, and they did not
love their lives to the death. (Revelation
12:10–11) Being saved is not a casual experience, something that you would hardly notice. When you repent,
believe, and come to the Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ, He receives you, and you are cleansed in His precious blood! Salvation is absolute and
complete. How ridiculous to think that Jesus
would find you and receive you, but would not want you to know this! In fact, He does not keep it from
you: “The Spirit Himself bears witness
with our spirit that we are children of God” (Romans 8:16). There is something greater still: you are
“justified freely by His grace” (Romans 3:24).
What a divine promise for you to hold onto today!
