The Journey

2 Corinthians 6:2

“For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.” See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!”

Paul, referring to Isaiah 49:8, wrote that now is the time for the Corinthians to follow Christ.  There may not be a tomorrow.  If they were waiting for the right time, Paul wrote that now is the right time, now is the day to be saved, now, at this moment, before the Lord returns.

Everyone has an urgent need for salvation, but for most people, salvation is not an instantaneous event as it was for Paul.  Salvation is dependent on faith, and faith is not a quick, instantaneous decision.  It is a slow series of revelations that reveal Christ to us as the Son of God and the savior of the world.  

We cannot just decide one day to be saved.  True faith cannot be rushed.  

Now, however, is the time to begin to seek, to dig, to study, to ask questions, to begin to walk the path that leads to salvation.  

And at the end of that path is Christ.  

Once you find Him, the real journey begins.

May the love of Christ be with you,

Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)