TUESDAY 16th
In the few months before we left North Wales, I had taken the Church in Rhyl through some studies using a white board and illustrations by taking the letters that make up the word SAVIOUR to discover truth about our wonderful redemption. I am going to adapt these into the devotions for the next few days. The words are listed below and in brackets the order we will look at them
Saved (1)
Accepted (3)
Victorious (7)
Included (4)
Ordered (6)
Unique (5)
Reconciled (2)
I wonder how many of us remember this song ‘I have such a wonderful Saviour . . . everybody should know, everybody should know, I have such a wonderful Saviour that everybody should know.’
Pause again for a moment . . . those of us who know him, this wonderful Saviour, give thanks with a grateful heart that you are receiving the many blessings and benefits of salvation. At the same time there may be someone reading this devotion on-line or in some other way and at this moment in time you cannot specifically say that you know Jesus as your personal Lord and Saviour, you cannot look back to a moment in time when you realised you were a sinner who needed saving and that Jesus was the one who came to be the Saviour that you needed. Today, come before him in repentance, acknowledge your sin, confess it before him and ask the Lord Jesus Christ to come into your life, to save you, forgive you and to transform you into a new person, born again and washed clean through his precious blood. The Scripture says that we need to accept Jesus and to confess Jesus with our mouths,* if you have come to the place of salvation today, tell someone about it, let them know that you have put your faith and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ.
* Romans 10:9-13 ‘Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. For the Scripture says, everyone who believes in him will not be put to shame. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord is Lord of all, bestowing his riches on all who call on him. For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’
This is a short devotion, but I want to leave it here, for those of us who already have chosen to accept Jesus, maybe today can be a day for a re-commitment, not because we have backslidden, but a day in which we will draw closer to God, with a greater appreciation of what he has done for us in Christ Jesus.
We end with the words of the song already mentioned.
I have such a wonderful Saviour,
Who helps me wherever I go,
That I must be telling His goodness
That everybody should know.
Everybody should know,
Everybody should know;
I have such a wonderful Saviour,
That everybody should know.
His mercy and love is unbounded,
His rivers of grace overflow;
Yes, He is ‘the Chief of ten-thousand’
That everybody should know.
He helps me when trials surround me,
His love and His goodness to show;
How can I but love and adore Him
That everybody should know.
My life and my love I will give Him,
And faithfully serve Him below,
Who brought me His wondrous salvation,
That everybody should know.
Mrs Frank A Beck CCLI788682