God’s salvation plan (#6 and last)

SALVATION VERSES:

Ephesians 4:31-31 – Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.

Proverbs 9:10 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

1 Timothy 1:15 – This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.

Habakkuk 2:4 – The just shall live by faith.

Acts 10:43 – To Him all the prophets witness that, through His name, whoever believes in Him will receive remission of sins.

Psalm 14:1; Psalm 53:1 – The fool has said in his heart, there is no God.

1 Corinthians 3:19 – For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He catches the wise in their own craftiness.

Luke 14:23 – Then the master said to the servant, go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Acts 13:38 – Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through this Man is preached to you the forgiveness of sins.

John 3:18 – He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

1 Corinthians 9:22 – To the weak I became as weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

Hebrews 1:1-2 – Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

Acts 13:39 – And by Him everyone who believes is justified from all things from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

Matthew 10:41 – He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward.

2 Corinthians 5:9-10 – Therefore we make it our aim, whether present or absent, to be well pleasing to Him. For we must all appear before the judgement seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Think about the above verse for a moment. Every believer who has ever lived will one day stand before the bema judgement seat of Christ to receive his reward (or not). I don’t fear death any longer but I do fear pain and not living long enough to complete the works God has planned for me to do.  My greatest fear is displeasing God.  That’s what drove the Apostle Paul to become the greatest Christian who ever lived. My greatest desire is to please God. I long to hear Jesus say, “Well done good and faithful servant.” Make sure you run your personal race with God with this same goal in mind.  From this moment on plan what you need to do and then go out and do it.  What we do here on earth matters because it will impact us in heaven for an eternity.