“Salvation and a Purpose”

 “Salvation and a Purpose”

 

“Who are you, lord?’ I asked.  And the Lord replied, “I am Jesus, the one you are persecuting.  Now get to your feet!  For I have appeared to you to appoint you as My servant and witness.  Tell people that you have seen Me and tell them what I will show you in the future.  And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles.  Acts 26: 15-17

 

  The Apostle Paul was on his way to ROUND-UP some Jesus-believers to PERSECUTE them and possibly EXCUTE them. When he met the LORD JESUS on the ROAD to DAMASCUS.  And a LIGHT brighter than the SUN shone down on Paul and those who were accompanying him.  And he heard a voice saying: “SAUL, SAUL, why are YOU PERSECUTING ME?  It is useless for you to fight against My Will.”

Now, Paul and those with him were on the ground, and Paul asked: “Who are you, lord?  And the Lord replied, “I am JESUS, the one you are PERSECUTING.  Now, get to your feet! For I have appeared to you to appoint you as My servant and witness.” Then Jesus said, “Tell the people that you have SEEN ME, and TELL them what I will show you in the FUTURE.  And I will rescue YOU from both YOUR people and the Gentiles.  Yes, I am sending you to the Gentiles to open their eyes, so they may TURN AWAY FROM DARKNESS and to the LIGHT, and from the POWER of SATAN to the POWER of the ALMIGHTY GOD!  Then they will receive FORGIVENESS for their SINS and be given a place among GOD’S PEOPLE, who are set apart by FAITH in ME.” 

So, Jesus not only brought SALVATION but with that He also brought PURPOSE.  When a person is SAVED through the CLEANSING of the PRECIOUS BLOOD of the LORD JESUS CHRIST.  They are ADOPTED into the FAMILY of GOD.  And their PURPOSE is like the PURPOSE of the APOSTLE Paul.  We too have been COMMISSIONED to be a SERVANT and WITNESS for the LORD JESUS CHRIST, the one who was CRUCIFIED and ROSE from DEATH and the GRAVE.  In order for MANKIND to be able to RECEIVE SALVATION and its PURPOSE. 

If, you have NOT given your HEART and LIFE to God, through Christ Jesus, then you are destined to spend ALL of ETERNITY in HELL with ALL its HORRORS, and NO WAY to ESCAPE, once you are there.  This is what you MUST DO.  You MUST ADMIT that YOU are a SINNER, in NEED of the SAVIOR, Jesus Christ.  You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART that JESUS DIED for YOU, and that He is ALIVE in Heaven, making intercession for you, before God.  You MUST CONFESS your SINS to Him and ASK Him for His FORGIVENESS.  You MUST be WILLING to TURN AWAY FROM your SINFUL LIFESTYLE and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART.  Then You MUST ACCEPT God’s Gift of SALVATION and WORK out you PURPOSE of being a SERVANT and a WITNESS.  Do this NOW, while you STILL can.  He’s WAITING and COMING SOON!!!  Don’t Be LEFT BEHIND!!!