JESUS IS THE ANSWER - THE WORD OF LIFE

THE WORD OF LIFE

TUESDAY 31ST MAY, 2022

JESUS IS THE ANSWER

“Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house”. Act 16:31.

The Apostle Paul and Silas, his companion were able to give a clear testimony for their Lord while in prison in Philippi. In the middle of the night, in all their suffering, they prayed and sang hymns of praise to God. That sort of things strikes people; they see the sincerity behind it. The Bible tells us that the prisoners listened. The prison governor probably did too. Then came the earthquake. God intervened, and that man’s hard heart was broken. “What must I do to be saved?” he asked in his dire need. We have read the answer he received: “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved”.

Can salvation really be obtained so easily? That man was about to commit suicide. When it is a question of life and death, things are simplified; there is no time for complications. Someone standing in God’s light, recognizing his guilt, is like a person who is drowning and has a lifebelt within his reach. He hears the words. “Take hold of it, and you’ll be saved”. Whoever feels the burden of his sins, realize that he is lost before God and calls for salvation. God allowed that prison governor to experience a real difficulty, so that he would get to know the power of the gospel. That is what pulls the sinner from the brink of death and brings him eternal life.

Faith in the Lord Jesus, who was rejected and crucified in this world, may be foolishness to many. Nevertheless in Him alone do we find what our souls need; the forgiveness of sins, peace with God and eternal salvation.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus, let my faith in the Lord Jesus never be compromised in Jesus name.