FRIDAY DECEMBER 6
“What
must I do to be saved?” Ac 16:30 NIV
SAVING
FAITH
After her first flight, someone asked an elderly
lady what she thought of being on a plane. She said, “It was okay, but I never
did put my whole weight on it.” And we do the same when we refuse to place our
trust on the finished work of Christ. Most major religions answer the question,
“What must I do to be saved?” by handing you a book of rules you must keep to
get to heaven. A lot of us try, and give up in discouragement. Instead of
leading you away from God’s grace, Satan tries to make you earn it. When asked,
“What must I do to be saved?” Paul didn’t say, “Work harder, pray longer, give
more, and be more moral.” No, he said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will
be saved” (v. 31 NIV). Believe is the
root of the tree we call salvation; behaving
is the fruit that grows into it. We don’t do good works to be saved—our good
works are just an expression of love and gratitude to the One who already saved
us. The Bible says, “We should be holy and without blame” (Eph 1:4 NKJV).
Without blame? That’s an impossible standard! The only way that will happen is
if God takes the righteousness of Christ and credits it to our account. And He
does! “God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might
become the righteousness of God” (2Co 5:21 NIV). The moment you place your
trust in Christ, God sees you as “righteous,” and on that basis He accepts you
24/7. Aren’t you glad?
Taken
from the Word for You Today Devotional
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