FROM TODAY’S READING (7/27/2020)...
BLESSED ASSURANCE
“Many Christians doubt their eternal security. We can become trapped into thinking that if we aren’t doing enough or aren’t holy enough then we’ve lost our salvation, or maybe were never saved. Fanny Crosby, who wrote the lyrics to [Blessed Assurance], stood firm on her faith in Jesus. As a child, she memorized multiple books of the Bible...Salvation is a gift we don’t earn or deserve. We believe in Jesus and receive it by faith.”
Susan Aken
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior, all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
by Fanny Crosby (1820-1915)
Ephesians 2:8-10 (NLT) God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it. For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
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