God Will Save Whoever

The promise of God is to save whoever calls upon the Lord. He promises to respond. The promise is not for only a few. It's for whoever. His promise is to save whoever calls upon the Lord. That includes you. "Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved" (Romans 10:13).

Whoever calls on the Lord Jesus Christ shall be saved. The word Lord speaks of his rule over all. He has all authority in heaven and on earth (Matthew 28:18). Jesus is Lord, which means that he died for our sins, and he is risen from the dead (Romans 10:9).

No one is beyond the Lord's saving power. He saves us from the power of sin and the spiritual powers of darkness (Colossians 1:13). As we call upon the Lord, he is more than able to save us to the uttermost (Hebrews 7:25).

The promise of God is to save whoever. He is not only powerful enough to save whoever, but he is also good enough to do so. "For the Lord is good" (Psalm 100:5). Those who trust God's goodness will not be disappointed. "For the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him" (Romans 10:12).

Christ Died for Us

The prophet Isaiah foretold how Jesus died as our substitute. He died in the place of every believer, for our sins. It was prophesied centuries before it happened. "He was led as a lamb to the slaughter" (Isaiah 53:7). The Bible is such an amazing book. Inspired by the Holy Spirit, the Bible declares by the foreknowledge of God, how Christ died for us centuries before it was fulfilled.

Christ died as the Lamb of God, dying for the sins of the world. John the Baptist pointed to Jesus as the fulfillment of the prophecy. He said, "Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" (John 1:29). He died to redeem believers out of all nations (Revelation 5:9). That is how Jesus died as our substitute.

Christ Jesus, like the passover lamb in the Old Testament, died in our place. He is every believer's substitute at the cross. He took your judgment and punishment. He shed his blood and poured out his life on your behalf. He died that believers may have life eternal. Our sin debt was paid in full by the Lamb of God.

Every believer can testify, that on the cross Jesus died in my place. Our testimony of faith is made sure by the Holy Spirit working grace in our hearts. By faith we see how Jesus died on the cross for us, knowing that he was the sacrifice for all of our sins (1 John 1:7).

How Faith Is Given

"God has dealt to each one a measure of faith" (Romans 12:3). What God requires of you, God provides for you. Faith will. come as a gift of the Holy Spirit. Faith comes to you as a gift of God's grace (Ephesians 2:8-9). Faith is one of the three abiding gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 13:13).

Faith is given by the Holy Spirit, through the word of God. The word of Holy Scripture is inspired by the Spirit of God. The same Holy Spirit gives us faith from God through the word of God. "So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God" (Romans 10:17). Therefore, "receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls" (James 1:21).

Faith is given by the Holy Spirit, through Jesus Christ our Lord. We are "looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2). Faith is not self-confidence. To the contrary, it is confidence in God through Christ. He is both the author and finisher of our faith.

Faith is given with boldness. That boldness is confident assurance in Christ. The gift of faith has bold access to God through "Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him" (Ephesians 3:11-12).

The Spirit Indwells Us

Charles Spurgeon testified of how God's Spirit is in all believers. He said, "Where the Holy Spirit dwells within a living child of God, He later rises out of the very midst of him as a fountain or a river, so that others may come and participate in the Spirit's gracious influences."

Spurgeon made it clear that God's Spirit is in all believers to flow out of us for the benefit and blessing of others. He quoted John 7:38. Jesus said, "He who believes in me, as the scripture hath said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water." The Holy Spirit indwells us and flows out of us. He indwells believers to bless us. He flows out of believers to bless others.

Spurgeon was gifted as a pastor-evangelist. He knew that souls were saved through his ministry, because of the work of the Holy Spirit. All believers have at least one ministry gift of the Spirit. God uses us in ministry to others, through the work of the Holy Spirit flowing out of us (1 Peter 4:10-11).

The Holy Spirit flows out of believers to touch the lives of others. The Holy Spirit both indwells us,  and flows out of us to reach others. The Holy Spirit does the work through us, even out of us, flowing as rivers of living water. We give all the glory to God, knowing that the Holy Spirit works both in us, and through us. "For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure"(Philippians 2:13).

God's Providence Over All

Life is not ruled by random chance. Providence is at work over all, because providence is the work of God. "For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever" (Romans 11:36). God's providence includes all things, bringing all glory to God.

God's providence works daily in our lives. Providence works in our lives according to a divine plan. Providence sees what is ahead and prepares the way. Providence works in the least details of your life, as well as the greatest things. God's providence works in all things.

God's providence proves that chance and luck are myths. Providence works according to God's eternal purpose, "the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will" (Ephesians 1:11). That's providence, not chance.

God's providence is the purpose of your life (Romans 8:28). Providence is always working for good in the lives of all who love God. When providence encounters evil, it works to bring good out of it (Genesis 50:20). 

God's providence uses circumstances in your life to bring you to faith in Jesus Christ. Providence is for you in Christ. Providence opens doors of opportunity for you to do God's will. Providence works over all, when you understand and when you don't.

Whom God Will Bless

God will bless every believer with the forgiveness of all sins and life everlasting, through Jesus Christ our Lord. This good news is offered freely to all. It comes as the gift of God. "For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God" (Ephesians 2:8).

God will bless every believer in the gospel. The death of Jesus Christ was for all our sins. Eternal life is through his resurrection (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). Only the death of Jesus Christ at the cross can save us from the condemnation of our sins. The resurrection of Christ proves that eternal life is in Jesus the Son of God by the power of the Holy Spirit (Romans 1:1-4). 

The gospel of Jesus Christ includes every blessing. "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ" (Ephesians 1:3). God will bless believers through the gospel of Jesus Christ our Lord.

The word Gospel means good news. The good news is our Lord Jesus Christ offered to you and all people everywhere (Matthew 28:19-20; Mark 16:15; Luke 24:46-47). God sent his Son to die for our sins, and Christ was raised from the dead according to the Scripture (1 Corinthians 15:1-4). Jesus Christ our Lord brings all of God's blessings to every believer.

God's Love and Wrath

"And He Himself is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the whole world" (1 John 2:2). Propitiation satisfies the wrath of God. In our salvation, propitiation satisfied the holiness of God's justice through the sacrifice of Christ at the cross.

God's justice was satisfied at the cross of Jesus. Propitiation (Greek: hilasmos) is a New Testament word which means satisfaction. Christ crucified satisfied the holiness and justice of God to save guilty sinners. In our place, Jesus died to take the punishment of our sins.

The propitiation of Christ was seen at the cross, because of God's love for sinners. "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Christ crucified is love's crowning deed, satisfying God's justice. 

God's justice was paid in full for every believer in our Lord Jesus Christ. Justice paid the price for believers in the sacrifice of Christ at the cross. Believers in Christ our Lord receive God's love (John 3:16). Those who believe not in Christ face God's wrath abiding upon them. 

"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life, and he who does not believe in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him" (John 3:36).