God’s faithfulness in your salvation and preservation.

“He will also keep you firm to the end so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” 1 Corinthians 1:8-9.

We began discussing God’s faithfulness yesterday. Faithfulness is a scarce commodity to experience in this world. However, we established the truth of the faithfulness of God because He said, “I will be faithful to you and will not leave you alone.” You see, He will not abandon you or fail to help you. (TLB).

The tremendous promise of God to his children that says, “I will never leave you alone or fail to help you,” is found throughout the pages of the Scripture as it is or in slightly different variations, both in the Old Testament and New Testament. (Joshua 1:5 and 9, Deuteronomy 31:6 and 8, Deuteronomy 4:31, Genesis 28:15, 1 Chronicle 28:20, Psalms 94:14, Psalm 73:23-26, Isaiah 41:10-13, Matthew 28:20, Hebrews 13:5 and more).

Today’s insight tells us of God’s faithfulness in our salvation and preservation. It says God is faithful. The question is – How is He faithful? 

There are two insights about His faithfulness described here. First, because God is faithful to you personally, He “called you into fellowship with His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” It is His faithfulness that He invited you to Jesus Christ and the salvation and blessed fellowship available in Him. When God calls a person to come to Jesus and accept Him as their savior and Lord, His faithfulness is displayed toward you. Have you accepted God’s call to enter into fellowship with Jesus Christ?

I thank God for the faithfulness He extended to me because He invited me through the good news called Gospel to Jesus, and I am now in fellowship with Him.

Secondly, how is God faithful? It says that God called you into fellowship with His Son; Jesus would also keep you firm (strengthened) to the end so that you would be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Oh, Great and Loving Lord, the gracious almighty, all praises to you! Not only you called me into this salvation and granted me fellowship with Jesus, but also you promised that you will keep me firm to the end. Not only will he firm and strengthen me to the very end, but also He will make me stand blameless on that day of our Lord Jesus Christ. The day of the Lord Jesus Christ is the glorious day when He grants entrance into heaven. This could be the moment of a Christ believer’s departure from here or the time of the magnificent appearance of Christ, whichever comes first.

Beloved, the God who called me into fellowship with Jesus invites you to enter the same fellowship. This fellowship with God is not based on your works or efforts but on what Jesus has done for you. According to God’s eternal plan, He sent Jesus to this earth to forgive you, save you, and grant you eternal life. Jesus carried your sins and shortcomings on His body, went to the cross, died, buried, and rose again for you.

God invites people to come to Jesus and accept what He has done for them. This is a blessed moment in your life. God calls you to fellowship with His Son, Jesus, who paid for your sins and shortcomings. The Bible says God will forgive you and write your name in the Book of Life. You can live on this earth with holy, sure, and expectant hope of safety and security even through the valley of the shadow of death. 

Would you pray with me? “Father in heaven, I accept Jesus as my savior and Lord. I am sorry for my sins. Please save me. I believe Jesus died, buried, and rose again for me. I believe you will make me firm to the end and will present me with no blame in the future in heaven with you. This is your faithfulness in my salvation and preservation. I thank you for saving me and granting me eternal life. In Christ’s name, I pray. Amen.”