For it’s by God’s grace that you have been saved. You receive it through faith. It was not our plan or our effort. It is God’s gift, pure and simple. You didn’t earn it, not one of us did, so don’t go around bragging that you must have done something amazing. Eph 2:8-9
Tuesday morning came, along with tears of joy. When Susie woke up, she realized her mouth sores were gone along with the pain. She came out into the kitchen so excited and wanting to try some oatmeal. She said it was the best oatmmeal she had in her life. When she was finished she asked if it was time for devotions. It was about how Jesus paid it all for us. Our “works” can’t do what only the blood of Jesus can. No matter how long we work and try to reach God, it’s about God reaching us through His Son Jesus.
For most of the day we talked about what it means to truly receive His sacrificial gift of salvation. It means trusting in Jesus not what we do. It means believing in Him not just believing He is. That He purchased our healing and health, provision, safety, deliverance especially from molestation from the enemy and preservation.
The reality that going to church, singing in the choir, teaching Sunday School, etc was not going to get anyone into heaven really made her think. Perhaps that’s why all those years of “doing” church seemd so empty and missing something. Afterall, what had she done Monday and Tuesday to merit her hands and mouth being healed. Was this Jesus she was learning about really trying to speak to her and call her into a relationship with Him?
One of her favorite hymns was In the Garden, she said she’s sung the song all her life but never believed that it was possible for Jesus to really walk with us and talk with us. I was a bit confused at this point, because every Sunday night her mom would sit at the piano, I would get out my flute her dad would play the boompa and we’d sing old favorites, especially hymns. So I asked her if she didn’t ever think about that when we would have our sing-a-longs. She said, not really, she just liked the song, she really wasn’t thinking of the words. Which got me thinking, how many other people am I assuming they know about Jesus and the salvation He offers. We talked about all these things way into the night. Tomorrow would be another day, but the question is what would it hold?
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