Psalm 16:7-11
“7 I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me.
8 I keep the Lord always before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. 9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my body also rests secure.
10 For you do not give me up to Sheol, or let your faithful one see the Pit. 11 You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
God, through scripture, has assured us that when we sincerely repent of our sins, we are forgiven. We receive this assurance from the Holy Spirit. Many Christians do not have this assurance because they doubt their worthiness due to past sins. They do not feel forgiven. They let their guilt for those sins quench the truth of the Holy Spirit.
The assurance of salvation for a Christian is worth all the material treasures of a lifetime. Assurance is what gives us spiritual peace that surpasses all understanding and the deep sense of satisfaction that we keep in our hearts no matter our situation or circumstances.
Through the gift of assurance, we are given a sense of what heaven will be like when we are in God’s presence.
“Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of his Spirit, washed in His blood “
(Blessed Assurance, UMH p. 369)
May the love of Christ be with you,
Rev. Eric Lanier (Retired)
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