Words Of Salvation

Greetings brothers and sisters, grace and peace to you in the name of God our

Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I thank God for you and the love we share

in fellowship with one another because of the love God has for us all. God has given us

the heart to care for one another. He also has given us the responsibility to reach out and give

the words of salvation to those who are in their current state dead in their trespasses and sin.

God has given us the knowledge we need to accomplish such a task. The more we understand the

better we are equipped to communicate in such a way even a young child will be able to understand

and receive the words of life. Lord God help me to encourage my brothers and sisters by increasing

their understanding so that they may become a blessing to those who otherwise would be lost,

Thank You, Lord, in Jesus name, Amen

⁴And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.

And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To day shalt thou be with me in paradise. (Luke 23:42,43)

Christ being crucified with transgressors was not a matter of chance. This was spoken of 700 years

before by Isaiah 53:12. Isaiah said that “He was numbered with the transgressors”. It was a

demonstration of the unfathomable shame He endured on our behalf. Jesus occupation of this position

showed that He was despised and rejected of men (Isa 53:3). While He was suffering, and in His shame,

He demonstrated that He is God. He prayed for the forgiveness of His enemies (Luke 23:34). He personally

offered salvation to the repentant thief, only God can forgive sins (Mark 2:7). Before He went to the cross

He raised the dead (John 11:44).

Many think that because they enjoy friendship with Christians that they are saved. Some people think that

because they go to church that they are saved. It is very important for everyone to know that it is only those

who are repentant, only those who believe in Jesus, only those who believe that He can save them will be saved.

You would not ask Jesus to forgive you and save you If you didn’t believe that He could. Only the repentant thief was

saved. The one that did not repent condemned His self. ⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world;

but that the world through him might be saved He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is

condemned already because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.(John 3:17-18).

The Salvation of the repentant thief was final, Just as the condemnation of the unrepentant thief. God’s word says

” And it is appointed unto men once to die, but after that the judgment” (Heb 9:27).

The thief didn’t believe as a result of Christ spoken witness on the cross, It was the very presence of Christ next to him on the

cross that was sufficient enough to convict him. No one can say that because he has not been spoken to that he has not received the

witness by the Spirit of God. Jesus is the true light which lights every man that comes into the world. (John 1:19). The true light

was always in the world, before, during, and after His incarnation. There has never been a time in the world when this light was not

the cause of any body’s enlightenment who believe. This Light is constant and everpresent.

No one who is lost can blame his or her lack of salvation on the lack of provision of the light. My friends as seen by the graphic

demonstration of the cross, everyone will not be saved. Everyone who is saved will, or should attribute that salvation to God’s

initiative in providing salvation through Christ. My friends these are the last days. If you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ

is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead You shall be saved. For with the heart one believes unto

righteousness, and with the mouth, confession is made unto salvation (Romans 10:9,10). Choose Christ today, don’t worry

He will take care of you and see you through. If this message has helped you, Let me know, blog me. If you have made the decision

to choose Jesus and trust Him for your salvation Let Me know. Thank You, Lord, Amen.

God Bless You

Reginald Stevens