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not saved by service but saved for service
Posted on Monday, August 17, 2009
You were saved to serve God. The Bible says, “It is he who saved us and chose us for his holy work not because we deserved it but because that was his plan” (2 Timothy 1:9 LB).
God redeemed you so you could do his “holy work.” You’re not saved by service, but you are saved for service. In God’s kingdom, you have a place, a purpose, a role, and a function to fulfill. This gives your life great significance and value.
It cost Jesus his own life to purchase your salvation. The Bible reminds us, “God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God” (1 Corinthians 6:20 CEV).
We don’t serve God out of guilt or fear or even duty, but out of joy, and deep gratitude for what he’s done for us. We owe him our lives. Through salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and our future is secured. In light of these incredible benefits Paul concluded, “Because of God’s great mercy . . . Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service” (Romans 12:1 TEV).
The apostle John taught that our loving service to others shows that we are truly saved. He said, “Our love for each other proves that we have gone from death to life” (1 John 3:14 CEV).
If I have no love for others, no desire to serve others, and I’m only concerned about my needs, I should question whether Christ is really in my life. A saved heart is one that wants to serve.
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read this devotion by rick warren.
Are you someone who is driven by service to make you assured that Christ has saved you? The bible says that we are saved by grace through faith, not by our works, our salvation is a gift from God ( Eph 2:8, phase in my own words) We love, we serve, we give, we put others before ourselves because we have experienced the great gift of grace from God. We can't but God can, we are not enough, but our God is enough, we are weak but God is strong! The grace of God allows us to be sufficient in Him.
Let's thank God for his grace, giving us all we need to serve Him, even in the midst of busyness, stress and inadequacy. Are you experiencing the grace of God today?
RMIT peeps, are we depending on the grace of God as we mug and project today? :)
Jes
God redeemed you so you could do his “holy work.” You’re not saved by service, but you are saved for service. In God’s kingdom, you have a place, a purpose, a role, and a function to fulfill. This gives your life great significance and value.
It cost Jesus his own life to purchase your salvation. The Bible reminds us, “God paid a great price for you. So use your body to honor God” (1 Corinthians 6:20 CEV).
We don’t serve God out of guilt or fear or even duty, but out of joy, and deep gratitude for what he’s done for us. We owe him our lives. Through salvation our past has been forgiven, our present is given meaning, and our future is secured. In light of these incredible benefits Paul concluded, “Because of God’s great mercy . . . Offer yourselves as a living sacrifice to God, dedicated to his service” (Romans 12:1 TEV).
The apostle John taught that our loving service to others shows that we are truly saved. He said, “Our love for each other proves that we have gone from death to life” (1 John 3:14 CEV).
If I have no love for others, no desire to serve others, and I’m only concerned about my needs, I should question whether Christ is really in my life. A saved heart is one that wants to serve.
***
read this devotion by rick warren.
Are you someone who is driven by service to make you assured that Christ has saved you? The bible says that we are saved by grace through faith, not by our works, our salvation is a gift from God ( Eph 2:8, phase in my own words) We love, we serve, we give, we put others before ourselves because we have experienced the great gift of grace from God. We can't but God can, we are not enough, but our God is enough, we are weak but God is strong! The grace of God allows us to be sufficient in Him.
Let's thank God for his grace, giving us all we need to serve Him, even in the midst of busyness, stress and inadequacy. Are you experiencing the grace of God today?
RMIT peeps, are we depending on the grace of God as we mug and project today? :)
Jes
WOOHOO! I LOVE JESUS! 10:52 PM
