Oct 13 – FAITH AND SALVATION!

“For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God” (Ephesians 2:8).
Salvation is the beginning of Christianity. How to receive Salvation? It can be attained only through faith.
What should you believe? You should believe “…the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” (I John 1:7, 9).
You will be saved when you look up to the Cross and say with faith, “Jesus, I believe that you descended on earth for my sake. I believe that you were nailed on the Cross for my sins and bruised for my iniquities. I believe that your blood alone could wash my sins away. I believe that you died, got buried and resurrected for my sake.”
The Scripture says, “…that is, the word of faith which we preach. That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved” (Romans 10:8, 9).
In Salvation, two major powers meet each other forcefully. One is the faith of the man and the other is the grace of Christ. When the cool air lands on the clouds, we get wonderful rains, similarly, when the grace of God falls on faith, we attain the precious Salvation, That is why the Scripture says that by grace, you have been saved through faith (Ephesians 2:8).
This faith is essential not only for your Salvation, but also for the salvation of your family. So, continue to be with faith even after getting saved and thereby bring all the members of your family, one by one into Salvation.
Even if one person in the family is saved, God will save all other members of the family also based on the faith of the saved person. All the members of the family of Noah were protected in the ark for the reason that he was righteous. Is it not? Dear children of God, if you believe, you will understand that your Salvation also belongs to the other members of your family. Let your whole family be protected within the arc of Salvation.
To meditate: “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame” (Romans 10:11).