Salvation has a Price!

Most of us express the truth that salvation is free.

And forgetting that though it is a gift that cannot be purchased, but it did and does cost much.

Paul clearly expressed the fact that eternal salvation is the “gift of God” 

(Rom. 6:23) - For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

He even specified that it is a “free” gift. 

(Rom. 5:15-18) - But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. 16And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) 8 Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.

Further, he expressed to the Ephesians that it was by grace that they were saved through faith: “and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast” 

Eph. 2:8-9 - For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9not of works, lest any man should boast.

Peter told Simon that the gift of God cannot be purchased with money. 

Acts 8:20 - But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.

When one has done all that God has commanded, he has still not “earned” that which God promised him. 

When Naaman, the leper(कोढ़ी ) dipped in the Jordan River seven times as instructed by the prophet Elisha, he had not earned cleansing of his leprosy, but it was still given to him by God.

II Kings 5:10-14 - And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 12Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wash in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away in a rage. 13And his servants came near, and spake unto him, and said, My father, if the prophet had bid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and be clean? 14Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God: and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.

We need to first recognize that the salvation of man was

indeed extremely expensive! 

Not in the form of silver, gold or money of any kind, but expensive nevertheless.

We are not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, but by the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot. 

1 Peter 1:18-19 - 8whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory: 9receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.

Romans 3:23 teaches, "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." We're all born into sin.

Evil isn't what we do; it's who we are.

Romans 3:10 confirms - "There is no one righteous, not even one." 

The cost of faith is so high, none of us could pay it, not with a lifetime of good works. But there's good news. 

Romans 5:8 declares - But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. 

Even John 3:16 echoes, "For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life." 

The true cost of salvation is found in the BLOOD of Christ.

Although He never sinned, Jesus took our punishment on Himself.

He was tortured and crucified in our place.

This means we can't come to God through any of our own works.

We can not do anything to earn God's love or His favor.

What it costs was covered by Christ.

Your salvation has been made available by the complete work of Christ applied to your life. 

Our life becomes His because when we come to Him by faith, we give Him our life.

Anything less is a cheap imitation.

Romans 10:9 proclaims - that if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.  

"If we confess with our mouth Jesus is the Lord' and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, we will be saved." Amen!

If we choose to believe Jesus died for your sins and to receive new life through Him.

Pray a prayer similar to this one: Dear God, I know I'm a sinner. I believe Jesus died to forgive me of my sins. I now accept Your offer of eternal life. Thank You for forgiving me. From this day forward, I will choose to follow You. Amen! 

Friends, it is a fact that salvation is free, but it is also a fact that salvation is not cheap! 

The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit have all paid the price from the heavenly standpoint.

Yet, it is up to each one of us to determine if we are willing to pay their part of the price.

So, today I am leaving you all with this question that are you willing to pay the Price of Salvation? Or still believing in 1^st Copy or 2^nd copy of salvation which very much readily available.  

May God Bless You. 

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Fellowship with Jesus

 

Gen. 6:6-8 - 6And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 7And the LORD said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. 8But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD. (KJV)

We can see a big favor of God for Noah. Noah used to walk with God.

This was the early time when we human made our creator to regret.

As a worldly Parent, this would be really sad day of our life or any one’s life when his/her Children felt us regret and compel us to think.. why did we plan our family?

Time is very much same and our God is looking towards us that can we be a righteous man/woman like Noah?

As Noah used to walked with God, we all can walk with his Son Jesus Christ in rest of our lives.

HOW ?

Fellowship with God is a privilege, it’s a two way communication, God speaks to us through the Scriptures and we speak to Him in PRAYERS.

There are some key points through which we can establish our fellowship with Jesus Christ.

1.   1. To Seek Him, Let’s turn out Psalm 27:4-6 - 4 One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple. 5For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: In the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6And now shall mine head be lifted up, Above mine enemies round about me: Therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sacrifices of joy; I will sing, yea, I will sing praises unto the LORD.

As a sons and daughters of Jesus Christ, we are called into fellowship with Jesus.

We are not here to fellowship with this world. 

As we all know that the wickedness of man is great in the earth, and that every intention of the thought of his heart is only evil continually. (Gen 6:5)

Our Prayer time increases our hunger to seek God. And he is only one who is Faithful 1Co 1:9

He has promised all of us Seek me I will have fellowship with you. 

1.2. To wait upon Him- Our Prayer time / our devotion time keep us constantly in close contact with God. 

Hebrews 4:16 - Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Oh! what a Joy and Promise here in this verse, No matter how our life is going, no matter which situation we are passing by, whether it’s Good or Bad, Favorable or unfavorable …no matter

We have a confidence that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of my need.

As a follower of Jesus Christ, we should have courage to Wait upon Him, have faith in this fellowship for sure you will receive all your desires and expectations at the time of need.

And through this wait Upon God, We gain new strength. 

Isaiah 40:31- but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

how beautiful verse is this. But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength…. Amen!

1.3. To Grow in Maturity - Our daily Prayer and Devotion time with God through the reading of word of God, resulting in our SPIRTUAL MATURITY.

1 Peter 2:2-3- As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3if so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

This is what the strength and maturity we will be getting in the fellowship. 

Act 20:32-And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.

1.4. To have Power - Through our Prayer time and Devotional time we We will be able to  establish our fellowship with Jesus Christ.

With his grace we put God’s armor so that we can stand firm in times of temptations. 

Ephesians 6:11-Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 

And through this your surroundings, your society for sure recognize your association with Christ.

Act 4:13 tells us - Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.  

We can be uneducated we can be common men but our surroundings will astonished to see our life and actions of our lives through the fellowship with Christ.

6. To know God’s Direction 

So when we constantly depend on Him, his guidance is definite. 

Proverbs 3:5-6 tells us - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; And lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, And he shall direct thy paths.

And my dear brothers and sisters most of the time in our life we do this big mistake ..

We lean on our own understanding. Be in complete surrender on to the Christ then for sure He will make straight our paths. Amen!

1.7. To Praise and Worship God 

Through our daily devotion we are able to praise and worship him daily.

Please turn with me Psalm 34:1 - I will bless the LORD at all times:

His praise shall continually be in my mouth.

Today I will encourage each one of you, It is very important to have

Fellowship with God through our Prayer time or devotion time at a 

definite time. 

As Jesus Himself set the example by seeking God first thing in the morning (Mark 1:35)

And have faith there will be a time in your life for sure when God will surely select you for His great work through your righteousness.

And then you will be fulfilling His desires and obedience for His Glory.

Amen!

May God Bless You. 

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