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Christian Genesis "Salvation" Devotionals
What is salvation? In worldly terms, salvation is deliverance from harm or destruction. In this sense, King David credited God with delivering him from his enemies. He wrote of God in Psalm 18:50, “He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more. WEB”
David praised God for delivering him from his enemies and the murderous intentions of Saul. In 2 Samuel 22:1-3 we read, “David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: ‘The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior. From violent people you save me.’ NIV”
For Christians, salvation is deliverance from a specific type of danger. It is deliverance from sin and its consequences. For believers in Christ, salvation from sin and eternal judgment comes by faith in Jesus Christ. We receive God’s saving grace through faith in Christ and his atoning sacrifice on the cross.
Our salvation in Christ is the Good News recorded in the New Testament. Acts 4:12 states of Jesus, “There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved! WEB” It is Jesus, God in the flesh, who saved us from our sins. He is our Savior.
Full of Glory
whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy...
We Live Through Him
yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through...
His Love Endures Forever
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 NIV This is another of the psalms of...
To the Lord
He who observes the day, observes it to the Lord; and he who does not observe the day, to the Lord, he does not...
Jesus Is the Christ
but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have...
The Power of God
that your faith wouldn’t stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:5 WEB With these words,...
Always Be Ready
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason...
Rich in Mercy
We also all once lived among them in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were...
Many Good Works
Jesus answered them, “I have shown you many good works from my Father. For which of those works do you stone me?” John...
Lord of All
The word which he sent to the children of Israel, preaching good news of peace by Jesus Christ. He is Lord of all....
Born Under the Law
But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law, Galatians 4:4 WEB...
Mercy
He who conceals his sins doesn’t prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them finds mercy. Proverbs 28:13 WEB In...
He Is Risen
He isn’t here but is risen. Remember what he told you when he was still in Galilee, Luke 24:6 WEB After the...
Born Again
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” John 3:3 NIV...
With Everlasting Kindness
“In a surge of anger, I hid my face from you for a moment, but with everlasting kindness I will have compassion on...
Whoever Denies Me
But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven. Matthew 10:33 WEB When we...
The Word Became Flesh
The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full...
God’s Glory
Jesus said to her, “Didn’t I tell you that if you believed, you would see God’s glory?” John 11:40 WEB Lazarus, the...
Crucified With Christ
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live...
Stand and Speak
But an angel of the Lord opened the prison doors by night, and brought them out and said, “Go stand and speak in the...
Victory Through Our Lord
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our...
From Darkness to Light
to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may...
The Truth
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. John 8:32 WEB This statement challenges our understanding...
A Spring of Life
The teaching of the wise is a spring of life, to turn from the snares of death. Proverbs 13:14 WEB The majority of the...
Earnestly I Seek You
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land...
God’s Chosen Ones
Put on therefore, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, a heart of compassion, kindness, lowliness, humility, and...
The Renewing of Your Mind
Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the...
Together With Him
For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for us,...
The Light Has Come
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for...
When I Awake
As for me, I shall see your face in righteousness. I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with seeing your form. Psalm...
The Faithful Witness
and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To...
The Whole Armor of God
Therefore, put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to...
God Is My Rock
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn...
Heir of All Things
God, having in the past spoken to the fathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, has at the end...
Rise From the Dead
He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the...