Jonah said, “Salvation is of the Lord.” (Jonah 2:9) If that statement is true, and it is, then you did not make a decision to follow Jesus. You did not give your heart to Him, nor did you make Him Lord of your life. The simple truth is, if salvation is of the Lord, then it is not of man. Our salvation not only reveals who God is, but it also reveals who and what we are. We ARE nothing, we HAVE nothing and we can DO nothing to save ourselves. Why? Because “Salvation is of the Lord.” If we ARE nothing but sin, we will die in that sin because God will by no means clear the guilty. (Exodus 34:7) If we HAVE no righteousness that God will accept, we will die in our sin, “for our righteousness must be perfect to be accepted.” (Leviticus 22:21) If we can DO nothing to obtain the perfect righteousness that we need to be accepted, then we remain dead in our trespasses and sin. Aren’t you glad that salvation is of the Lord?
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