Wherefore God also hath highly exalted Him,
and given Him a name which is above every name:
That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:9-11
There is none higher
There is no name that is greater
Jesus is God’s Son, the Messiah
Jesus is The King of Kings and the Lord of Lords
He is the One and only true God
Jesus is the One who taketh away the sin of the world
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith,
Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. John 1:29
Jesus came to serve,
He came to meet us where we are
Jesus came here to pay our debt, our ransom
And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all.
For even the Son of man came not to be ministered unto,
but to minister, and to give His life a ransom for many. Mark 10:44-45
Remember what Jesus said to Peter,
when Peter told him not to wash his feet?
If I wash you not, you have no part with Me
Peter protested:
Peter saith unto him,
Thou shalt never wash my feet.
Jesus answered him,
If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with Me. John 13:8
To be accepted by Jesus, we must let Him cleanse us
There is no other way
He has to purify us, to make us Holy in His sight
He needs to take away our sin that separates us from Him
Those who cling to sin will remain separated from Jesus
How do we do that? Allow Him to cleanse us?
Jesus paid the price for each of us to reconcile with God
Jesus paid the price with His blood, with His sacrifice
There are many scriptures in the Word that tell you how to get saved,
and that tell us what His blood has accomplished
It still remains each individual’s responsibility before God
to be assured of righteousness with God
Jesus welcomes you with open arms
and wants you to give Him those things that separate you from Him
Find out what they are
He will make clear to you what He is asking
and He will give you the assurance you need
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: Hebrews 9:27
Since you will stand before Jesus someday,
it would be wise to stand before Him now also
and see if there is anything He is asking of you,
anything He wants you to do while you’re still here to make changes,
Be open to His leading
No human can answer for you
whether or not you are fulfilling your created purpose
The answer needs to come from Jesus Himself
You won’t hear that in most churches
It is taught that a simple prayer and believing is what you need for salvation
That is an excellent start
It is up to each of us to go before the throne of God
While here, Jesus gave different instructions to each person He encountered
You need to find out what your instructions are
Walking with Jesus is a daily walk, a life-long
And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after Me,
is not worthy of Me. Matthew 10:38
There are many scriptures that show the way of Salvation
I do not challenge any of those
We all need to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling
Every word of God is true
It is important that you hear from God yourself, about your life
Jesus is alive
He communicates with us
and desires to have a relationship with each of us
If you understand the way to Salvation
and what Jesus has done for you on the cross,
how He has made a way to the Father on your behalf,
that is wonderful
Be certain you are aware of what He is asking of you in your life
You might already be on target,
but it’s best to find out for sure and not just assume
He is there for you, to answer you, always
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:33
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So then, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed,
not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence,
work out your salvation with fear and trembling; Philippians 2:12
I charge you in the presence of God,
who gives life to all things,
and of Christ Jesus,
who testified the good confession before Pontius Pilate,
that you keep the commandment without stain or reproach
until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which He will bring about at the proper time
He who is the blessed and only Sovereign,
the King of kings and Lord of lords,
who alone possesses immortality and dwells in unapproachable light,
whom no man has seen or can see.
To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
1 Timothy 6:1