Jan 6 Devotion: Eternally Secure

13).  And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all your trespasses;  14).  Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

                                COLOSSIANS 2:13-14 (KJV)

Have you ever questioned your eternal security? Examining what happened when you trusted Jesus as Savior will bring reassurance of how secure you are in Him.

Prior to salvation, we all had a spiritual problem. We were born with a nature inclined to sin. Because of this, we were spiritually dead (SEE EPHESIANS 2:1). No amount of good works or repentance could have changed our condition. Our problem required a divine solution. Knowing this, God the Father provided what we needed through His Son Jesus (SEE HEBREWS 9: 11-14).

The day we trusted in Christ, we were delivered from death into life (SEE JOHN 5:24). We received a new nature—one that wants to please God—and were adopted into His family (SEE 2 CORINTHIANS 5:17). His gift of salvation made us spiritually alive and gave us a blessed eternal future with God in heaven. Our new status as God’s children is permanent because it is based on what Jesus has done.

While our behavior may not always reflect our new nature, the mistakes we make don’t jeopardize our salvation. Remember, it’s not our actions but Christ’s work on the cross that changed everything. And nothing can undo a spiritual rebirth that came about through faith in Him (SEE JOHN 6:37).

-IBC