For it is by grace you have been saved
Richard Dassow
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Richard Dassow
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“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. -EPHESIANS 2:3-9
As a young man, Allen Stewart was troubled because he wasn’t sure where he would spend eternity. a Christian friend talked with him about this and told him he only had to believe on the Lord Jesus. But Allen thought this was far too easy, so he decided to follow his own ideas.
He joined a church, sang in the choir, and became a busy worker, hoping that through these effort he would gain salvation. Yet nothing he did brought him inner satisfaction and he was struck by the verse, “Then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved” (Luke 8:12) As he pondered the last phrase, the truth suddenly dawned on him. “will you look at that!” he exclaimed. “Even the devil knows that a man finds forgiveness if he just believes!” He turned from his own works and trusted Jesus-finally finding the peace he had so desperately sought
Many people stumble over the simplicity of the gospel. Thinking they can win divine approval through their good deads of religious efforts, they try to establish their own righteousness. But it is Jesus’s work, not ours, that is the key to heaven!
Henry Bosch
From What Really Matters. Our Daily Bread devotional published by Discovery House. Sept. 19: How to be saved.
Jesus Reigns
He shall reign for ever and ever-Revelation 11:15 KJV
Jesus reigns. He reigns in life, He reigns in death, He reigns in the heavens, and He reigns overall. He reigns above kingdoms and He reigns above kings. He reigns above darkness, every demon of hell, and He reigns above every circumstance of life.
He reigns above every sorrow of the heart, every need of the body, every choice of the will, and every emotion of the soul. He reigns with all authority, He reigns with all justice, He reigns with all righteousness, He reigns with all goodness, and He reigns with all might.
He reigns over the plans of men and the schemes of the devil, He reigns over the laws of the universe and the laws of nature, He reigns over the earth, the climate, the storms at sea, and His reign and of His kingdom there will be no end.
His Footsteps My Pathway by Roy Lessin. Sept. 19th Devotion
"...Hallelujah! For our LORD God Almighty reigns." Revelation 9:6 NIV
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