Monday, June 24, 2019

SEEK JESUS NOT SALVATION


Many believe in Jesus for salvation.
They confess Him but further have nothing to do with Him. They do not
know Him, love Him nor follow Him, but they think they have eternal
life because they believe in Him. They are deceived. They will not
have eternal life unless they find Jesus.
Salvation is not
just about believing in Jesus,  following a few steps and then
being assured of eternal life.
Jesus Christ  Himself is
the way, the truth the life. He is alive and He reveals Himself to
those who seek Him and obey Him. They are born again, become children
of God, His sheep, who listen to His voice and follow Him.
Salvation
is not about believing in the cross of Jesus.  It is about
denying yourself, picking up your own cross and following Jesus every
day, until the end.
Jesus gives eternal life to those who love,
obey and follow Him. He said: "Why do you call Me, ‘Lord,
Lord,’ and do not do what I say?" Luke 6:46. Believing in
Jesus and confessing Him is of no value if we do not obey Him.
Many
study the Bible but they do not obey Jesus, the words of Jesus, what
He taught and commanded, as recorded  in the gospels,
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.  They follow the teachings and
doctrines of their church and other people, but they do not obey
Jesus.
It is only when we obey the words of Jesus that He is
revealed to us and comes and dwells in us. If you do not repent of
sin, from the heart and stop sinning, turn from evil: if you do not
obey Jesus and be baptized in water, you will not be born of again.
If you do not seek Jesus with all your heart, the Holy Spirit will
not come and dwell in you.
Salvation is not a once off occurrence
whereby you are guaranteed of eternal life. We have to follow and
obey Jesus until the end. Jesus said: “My sheep hear My voice, and
I know them, and they follow Me; 28and I give eternal life to them,
and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My
hand." John 10:27,28. No one can snatch us out of His hand, but
if we do not listen to, nor follow Him until the end, we will not
have eternal life.
Salvation is Jesus,  not just believing,
but obeying, knowing and following Him until the end. Without Jesus,
there is no salvation. Have you found Jesus,  and are you
following Him, closely?
May Jesus bless you.

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