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Blessed Assurance


Haven’t you heard people say; “I’m a good person, I’ve never stolen anything or intentionally hurt anyone. I’ve never killed anyone or anything bad like that.” Others have said; “Look, I go to church every Sunday and I read my Bible, I think I’ll be going to heaven.” Unfortunately, unless they tend to one very important detail they will never see heaven. Being a good person, reading our Bible and going to church every time the door is opened won’t get us into heaven! Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Only by making a commitment to personally accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior can we be sure of our eternal destiny in heaven.

There are many good, church-going people who lack this blessed assurance and their perspective of life is affected by this lacking. How can we experience the joy of the Lord if we are not sure of our salvation? How can we have salvation if we don’t completely trust in our Lord Jesus?

To have salvation we must trust Jesus, we must confess our sins to Him, ask His forgiveness, believe that He died on the cross, believe that He is the Son of God, and ask Him to come into our hearts changing us forever to be more like Himself.

You may wonder what does salvation have to do with healing? God through His grace and mercy may choose to heal those who have not accepted His Son for reasons that are His alone. He is a loving God! This life we live is very short; our bodies and health are not perfect; we all suffer from one thing or another. When we die as born-again Christians having invited Jesus into our hearts and confessed our sins to Him, when He comes again we will arise with Him to heaven with perfect bodies free from all disease, sorrow and pain! So, salvation I believe has everything to do with healing. Invite Him into your heart now; His healing is everlasting!  

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