ARE YOU TRULY SAVED?
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" - John 3: 3,15 - 17
Several years ago, the Lord inspired a young lady to ask a man who was about to give his offering a question, The question was, Sir, Are you truly saved? The man replied and said " Yes, off course" but the lady was not satisfied and she pursued the matter further: "I mean, have you really given your life to the Lord?". At this point, the man thought he should enlighten this persistent woman concerning his identity: "I am the chancellor of a university, I am also the President of its school of theology." The lady considered his response for a moment, and then replied, "Sir, it doesn’t matter what position you occupy, or what you have accomplished, you can still be genuinely saved."
Friends, I perceive God is asking you and I the same question today. Are you truly saved? If Jesus returns today, will you be able to go with him to the City of Delight? Will you breast the tape at the finish line? The wordings of this great christian hymn composed by Mrs C.H Morris speaks volume on the subject:
HAVE YOU GIV'N YOUR HEART TO JESUS
"Have you giv’n your heart to Jesus, do you now to him belong?
Will you be among the number of the happy blood-washed throng
Who around God’s throne forever sing the hallelujah song?
Will you, will you be one?
Refrain:
Yes, by God’s assisting grace I will run the Christian’s race,
And I’ll be among the ransomed over there;
In that city of delight where our faith is lost in sight,
By the grace of God I’ll meet you there.
Will you be among the number who their golden sheaves will bring
To the feet of their Redeemer and unite to crown him King,
Joining in the shouts of triumph making heaven’s arches ring?
Will you, will you be one?
Will you be among the number of the soldiers brave and true
Who, in spite of all against them, with their Lord are going through?
Will you gather in the homeland at that glorious, grand review?
Will you, will you be one?
As the virgins wise were waiting, are you watching day and night
For the coming of the Bridegroom, with your lamps all trimm’d and bright;
Ready with the saints to gather dressed in garments spotless white?
Will you, will you be one? "
Beloved, it's possible to receive many awards/titles and qualifications on earth and still have your name missing in the Lamb’s ultimate book of Honour in heaven. It's possible to be called a "Deacon, Deaconess, Pastor, Apostle, Evangelist, Bishop or even Pope" here on earth and still end up in hell like Apostle Judas Iscariot and Deacon Demas. It's possible to build cathedrals on earth for God and still end up in the place of eternal torment. It's possible to preach "great sermon" on earth and still miss the "great banquet" in heaven. It's possible to be a wonderful song writer and worship leader on earth and still not be among the Choirsters singing Halleluyah in heaven like Lucifer the Great singer.
Friend, please be sincere with yourself today. Are you truly saved? Will you be among the ramsomed ones over there? If your answer to these questions is "No", I urge you to please repent and surrender your life genuinely to God today. But, If your answer is "Yes", then, I trust God to grant you grace to run the eternal race faithfully to the finish line in Jesus name. And as for me and my family, by the grace of God, we will see you there (City of Delight) in Jesus name. Amen.
Good morning and do have a blessed week.
Maranatha!
Bro Okanlawon Taiwo
For more articles please visit - http://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com.ng
Follow on Twitter @tammytaiwo
"Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved" - John 3: 3,15 - 17
Several years ago, the Lord inspired a young lady to ask a man who was about to give his offering a question, The question was, Sir, Are you truly saved? The man replied and said " Yes, off course" but the lady was not satisfied and she pursued the matter further: "I mean, have you really given your life to the Lord?". At this point, the man thought he should enlighten this persistent woman concerning his identity: "I am the chancellor of a university, I am also the President of its school of theology." The lady considered his response for a moment, and then replied, "Sir, it doesn’t matter what position you occupy, or what you have accomplished, you can still be genuinely saved."
Friends, I perceive God is asking you and I the same question today. Are you truly saved? If Jesus returns today, will you be able to go with him to the City of Delight? Will you breast the tape at the finish line? The wordings of this great christian hymn composed by Mrs C.H Morris speaks volume on the subject:
HAVE YOU GIV'N YOUR HEART TO JESUS
"Have you giv’n your heart to Jesus, do you now to him belong?
Will you be among the number of the happy blood-washed throng
Who around God’s throne forever sing the hallelujah song?
Will you, will you be one?
Refrain:
Yes, by God’s assisting grace I will run the Christian’s race,
And I’ll be among the ransomed over there;
In that city of delight where our faith is lost in sight,
By the grace of God I’ll meet you there.
Will you be among the number who their golden sheaves will bring
To the feet of their Redeemer and unite to crown him King,
Joining in the shouts of triumph making heaven’s arches ring?
Will you, will you be one?
Will you be among the number of the soldiers brave and true
Who, in spite of all against them, with their Lord are going through?
Will you gather in the homeland at that glorious, grand review?
Will you, will you be one?
As the virgins wise were waiting, are you watching day and night
For the coming of the Bridegroom, with your lamps all trimm’d and bright;
Ready with the saints to gather dressed in garments spotless white?
Will you, will you be one? "
Beloved, it's possible to receive many awards/titles and qualifications on earth and still have your name missing in the Lamb’s ultimate book of Honour in heaven. It's possible to be called a "Deacon, Deaconess, Pastor, Apostle, Evangelist, Bishop or even Pope" here on earth and still end up in hell like Apostle Judas Iscariot and Deacon Demas. It's possible to build cathedrals on earth for God and still end up in the place of eternal torment. It's possible to preach "great sermon" on earth and still miss the "great banquet" in heaven. It's possible to be a wonderful song writer and worship leader on earth and still not be among the Choirsters singing Halleluyah in heaven like Lucifer the Great singer.
Friend, please be sincere with yourself today. Are you truly saved? Will you be among the ramsomed ones over there? If your answer to these questions is "No", I urge you to please repent and surrender your life genuinely to God today. But, If your answer is "Yes", then, I trust God to grant you grace to run the eternal race faithfully to the finish line in Jesus name. And as for me and my family, by the grace of God, we will see you there (City of Delight) in Jesus name. Amen.
Good morning and do have a blessed week.
Maranatha!
Bro Okanlawon Taiwo
For more articles please visit - http://okanlawontaiwo.blogspot.com.ng
Follow on Twitter @tammytaiwo
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