Solid Salvation
The Bible says, “Surely
he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was
wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon
him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and
the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he
is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken
from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? for he was cut off out of the land of the living: for
the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because
he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth.” Isaiah 53:4-9 (KJV)
In his book Light for Anxious Souls, George Cutting told about a farmer who lacked the assurance of salvation.
He foolishly prayed that as an evidence of his acceptance, the Lord would cause 10 sheep of his flock; and only 10; to gather
in a certain shed out in the pasture. Later that day, when the farmer anxiously approached the shed, he was relieved to find
exactly 10 sheep. That gave him a temporary sense of peace. Doubt returned with the shocking thought that it may have been
just a coincidence. So, he asked the Lord that 10 different sheep might gather in an opposite corner of the pasture. And they
did! When the farmer was asked, “Did this give you assurance?” he said, “No, nothing gave me certainty until
I got the sure Word of God for it.” Cutting concluded, “He was all in a fog of uncertainty until he planted his
foot firmly on the words; “Thus saith the Lord.”
His Word is His
promise and He has paid the price we could not pay! Trust Him today and then tell others of His sacrifice for all!
Daily Chronological Bible Reading: Isaiah 49-53
