IS SALVATION STILL A PRIORITY WITH GOD? Part 1

BARBARA E. PERKINS

IS SALVATION STILL A PRIORITY WITH GOD?
Part 1
Is salvation still a priority with Almighty God?  Is salvation still a priority with us, the body of Jesus Christ?  Is it a major priority or is it moving toward the bottom of our list of priorities?  When are we excused for not having time for salvation?  Do we really need to always make sure people have an opportunity to be saved?    There seems to be so many different ideas about when we should invite the various people that we come in contact with to be saved.  How do we know if there will be another opportunity for that person?  Tomorrow is not guaranteed for anyone!  So, what does God’s word say about the importance of salvation?  In Galatians 3:26-28 and 4:4-7 (NKJV) God’s word declares, “26 For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. 27 For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  In Galatians 4:4-7 God reveals, 4 “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying out, ‘Abba, Father!’ 7 Therefore you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”  The blood of bulls and goats could never take away man’s sin.  But Jesus obeyed His Father’s will when He sacrificed His own body for the sin of the world; thereby, establishing a new covenant.  As a result, His sacrifice paid for our salvation and brought us back into right relation with His Father, God.  In Hebrews 10:5-7, Jesus answered His Father God’s call with the following response, 5 “Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: ‘Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, but a body You have prepared for Me.  6 In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure.  7 Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come—in the volume of the book it is written of Me—to do Your will, O God.’”  Jesus Christ gave up His royal robe and came down to earth to fulfilled His Father God’s plan to save mankind.  Is Jesus’ personal sacrifice enough to convince you that you need a Savior?  Are you persuaded that salvation is still a priority with God?  LORD GOD, please have mercy on us, your people, and forgive us for the souls that we didn't invite with an urgency to come to Jesus Christ.

Would you like to be saved and develop a relationship with God as your Heavenly Father?  If you would really like to know God, invite His Son, Jesus Christ, into your heart.  Please pray this prayer:  Dear God, please forgive me of my sins.  I believe in my heart that Jesus Christ is Your Son.  I believe that He died on the cross, shed His blood, and rose from the grave for my salvation.  I confess Jesus right now as my Savior and Lord.  God fill me with your Holy Spirit so that I can live a life that pleases You. In Jesus’ Name, Amen!  If you prayed this prayer and really meant it, based on Roman 10:9-10, you are saved.  Welcome into God’s Family!