"When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, “Who
then can be saved?” Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is
impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Jesus had
just finished telling the disciples that it was harder for a wealthy man to be
saved than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. Astonished, they
asked the logical question…” who then can be saved?”
Jesus simply
tells them that they are looking at the wrong transformative power in the
equation. It is not man’s ability that matters
here. It is God’s.
The power
of God is not restricted by the laws of the world He created. There are no limits
on the love of a limitless God, and His ability to save us is based on
His power not ours.
We tend to
do the same thing as the disciples. We think we need to be at a certain level before God can “help” us clear the hurdle
to salvation. The enemy will use this to convince you that you are the one person God
can’t change … that you have been so sinful that God won’t help you.
You are
right…He won’t help you…He won’t make you better…but He will make you new. His love will allow you to start over. His
grace will allow you to be born again.
Stop listening
to the lies of the enemy…. Stop believing that God can redeem others, but not you.
Your realization that you are not good enough, is a huge step toward your salvation.
Take Him
at His word… Drop to your knees and ask God to change the unchangeable, to
forgive the unforgivable, and to make new that which was broken beyond
repair.
The fact
that all of this is impossible, means that when it happens you will know God did
it, and you will never again doubt the power of His amazing grace.
The
invitation is open, your new life can start now… get out of the way of your own
salvation and let God make you a new creation.
“Since no man is excluded from calling upon God the gate of
salvation is open to all. There is nothing else to hinder us from entering, but
our own unbelief.” - John Calvin
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