Saved!

Saved!

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved. Acts 4:12 KJV

The Context and Contention:

Right from the Garden of Eden, God had a plan for the salvation of men. The garden was the place of the first disobedience, but it was also the place of the divine intervention. The seed of the woman was laid down as the source of salvation and redemption from sin. From that time till now, the source has not changed. Education, enlightenment, exposure, energy, effort and entitlement cannot change that source. Salvation is God's process for changing the world and laying down God's divine plan for the world. Have I taken advantage of the plan as laid down by God, or am I striving for my own plan? 

Remember, if it is not of God, it will not last. The channel of salvation has also been laid down by God, and He is Jesus. Life will offer viable alternatives, seeking to distract from that which is of God, but if God has clearly stated how salvation will come, I owe it to myself and my eternity to align with His plan. Jesus is the One who has secured eternal life for all. He is the only one who has access to the Father, and invites us all to make the approach to the Father. His promise is that all who come to Him will not be turned back. Would it hurt in any way if I take advantage of God's offer? What do I have to lose? 

The Counsel and Conclusion:

Men may give the same name to their children, but unless it is the name of Jesus, backed up by God as the source of salvation, it won't have the same effect. Names are important, as they give a window into the destiny of a child. Jesus has been given a name by which men can be saved. If this is God's prescription, nothing else, no matter how close, will work. Of course, there is an end goal: eternal life with God. God won't do all He did if life were to end down here. There has to be an eternal plan, something that will outlive this present earth. 

He is the Way, the Truth and the Life; no one can go to the Father except through Him. He is the seal of redemption; the proof that my life matters to God. His love is such that it will never let go until it is too late. No other plan of God is more important to us than this: that He wants me to be with Him forever. Every other thing is extra, and part of that eternal plan. Am I using all I have been given on this earth to plan and prepare for eternity? Remember, eternity is too long a time not to be sure where I will spend it. God's time of favour is here. 

Plan of Salvation 

Process of Salvation 

Channel of salvation 

End of Salvation