WHO HATH SAVED US,

 

EVENING DEVOTION by James Smith

APRIL 8

 

2 Timothy 1:9

Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling,

not according to our works, but according to his own

purpose and grace, which was given us in

Christ Jesus before the world began.

 
Salvation is a present blessing.
 
If we are in Christ we are saved.
 
Our God hath pardoned our sins,
   he hath justified our persons,
   he hath changed our natures and
   he hath given to us eternal life.
 
We now receive the end of our faith, even the salvation of our souls.
 
We are not perfectly delivered from all evils,
   foes, and
      fears yet;
but then deliverance is certain.
 
We are not in the exact likeness of our Lord now,
   but we shall be,
       for we shall see him as he is.
 
Every believer is in a justified state, and as such we should
   walk with God,
   work for God, and suffer all the
   will of God.
 
Christ is ours, and all he has is ours.
 
The promises are ours, and all they contain is ours.
 
God is ours, and all he can do with us consistently with his perfection and government, he will do.
 
It is this that will strengthen us to labour,
   give us courage in the conflict,
      cast out all slavish fear, and
         consecrate us entirely to the Lord.
 
Let this then be the subject of meditation to-night, until we fall into the arms of sleep.
 
God hath saved me.
 
He may not have given me health,
     or wealth,
       or a happy home;
but he hath saved me with an everlasting salvation.
 
 

Sav’d in Christ from hell and death,

O may I seek the things above,

And evermore the spirit breathe

Of praise, sobriety, and love.

 
James Smith