I AM SAVED
“For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; not as a result of works, so that no one may boast.“
Meriam Ibrahim. Are you familiar with her? She is a Sudanese woman who faced being lashed and hung because she is a Christian. After giving birth to her son while in prison in ankle chains; she, her newborn, and 2 year old child remained in prison while her Christian husband fought for her release. There was NOTHING she could do to save herself. She was in shackles. She was imprisoned. And, so are we until we turn our faces heavenward and cry out to Jesus. We cannot save ourselves. But we can be saved. Someone beyond the prison cell, someone higher than Meriam, knew of her inability to save herself and did the necessary work to save her and rescue her from the domain of darkness in which she was captive. Today, if God has saved you; praise Him for the gift of your salvation. Praise Jesus for doing the work of paying for the price of your sins in His body on the cross. Praise them for rescuing you from the domain of Satan’s darkness. Praise them and say with deep hearted gratefulness, “I am saved.”
Heavenly Father and Lord Jesus Christ, may a day not go by that I am not keenly aware of the blessing of being able to say, “I am saved.”