GOSPEL NUGGET #391

"Anyone Who Is A Friend Of My Daughter Is My Friend"

A loving mother uttered those words to the friends of her daughter who came over to visit her in the hospital. That gave me a Gospel Nugget to write about.

The way to her heart is through her daughter. "Anyone who is a friend of my daughter is my friend."

And it's just the same way with salvation. You see, the way to the Father is through the Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. He Himself said: "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."

If you want salvation, come to the Lord Jesus Christ, God's Son. Trust in Him and what He did on the cross for salvation. Be God's friend through faith in Christ Jesus. 

GOSPEL NUGGET #390

Zeal For God Does Not Save

Ro 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved.
2 For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge.

Zeal for God doesn't save a sinner. You can be hot, zealous and on fire in serving the Lord and still remain unsaved. Your service is just filthy rags if it isn't the fruit of salvation.

These Jews, Paul attests, have a zeal for God but they are not saved. Zeal saves no one. Zeal is not the Savior, you should know. Salvation is found in Christ and what He did on the cross.

Yup, you are not saved by YOUR zeal for Him, rather, you are saved by HIS zeal for you when He died on the cross for you. It doesn't mean that we are not to be zealous for God. No, we should. Zeal has its proper place. But we are not to trust in it for our salvation. Rather, we are to trust in the Savior and what He did on the cross in order to be saved.

GOSPEL NUGGET #389

The Gospel In The Maguindanao SAF-MILF Encounter

How did some of the SAF commandos manage to escape with their lives? One of the commandos decided to put his life on the line to distract the terrorists. He stood up, walked over towards the enemy's direction and plainly exposed himself to them.

They saw him fell down, hit by a bullet, but he rose again and still proceeded and carried on what he intended to do. Then they saw him fell for the second and last time. He never stood up again. He died. What he did gave others a window of opportunity to escape with their lives.

2000 years ago, Somebody did just that. He resolutely set out towards Jerusalem to give His life as a sacrifice for our sins. He diverted the just wrath and judgment of God on Himself.

Lu 9:22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."

Lu 9:51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,

Now, anyone who trusts in Him and what He did on the cross is promised eternal life and salvation.

GOSPEL NUGGET #388

The Gospel In The Maguindanao SAF-MILF Encounter

How did some of the SAF commandos manage to escape with their lives? One of the commandos decided to put his life on the line to distract the terrorists. He stood up, walked over towards the enemy's direction and plainly exposed himself to them.

They saw him fell down, hit by a bullet, but he rose again and still proceeded and carried on what he intended to do. Then they saw him fell for the second and last time. He never stood up again. He died. What he did gave others a window of opportunity to escape with their lives.

2000 years ago, Somebody did just that. He resolutely set out towards Jerusalem to give His life as a sacrifice for our sins. He diverted the just wrath and judgment of God on Himself.

Lu 9:22 saying, "The Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and be raised the third day."

Lu 9:51 Now it came to pass, when the time had come for Him to be received up, that He steadfastly set His face to go to Jerusalem,

Now, anyone who trusts in Him and what He did on the cross is promised eternal life and salvation.

GOSPEL NUGGET #387

2 Ch 20:17 'You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the LORD...

Can you imagine winning a battle without flexing a single muscle in your own body, triumphing over  your enemies without exerting any effort at all?

It could very well be said that in this instance king Jehoshapat and company were by grace made victorious through faith and not of themselves. It was the gift of God. Not of works lest they should boast.

If salvation were likened to winning over a battle, and if we apply this verse to it, then all one has to do with regards salvation is this---you will not need to exert effort to win it. All you have to do is position yourself, relying on the Savior, stand still and see salvation of the Lord which He accomplished for you on the cross of Calvary!

GOSPEL NUGGETS # 386

2Ch 20:12 "O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You."

This was the prayer of king Jehoshapat when a mighty army was about to invade them. Helpless and clueless, they were brought to the end of themselves. When everything around you is hedged in, the only way left is to look up. And that's exactly the position God wanted them to be.

It is the same with spiritual salvation. In reality, we are helpless and powerless to save ourselves. The moment this truth comes entering our minds and lodging in our consciences, we would look for deliverance outside ourselves.

And salvation comes the very moment we turn and look in faith upon the Savior and what He did on the cross.

Turn your eyes upon the Savior. Look at Him in faith, dying on the cross for your salvation.

GOSPEL NUGGET #385

Isa 51:5  "...And on My arm they will trust."

The arm of the Lord is a figurative way of referring to His might and power. It is an almighty arm. It is an all-powerful arm. Yes, it is a strong and able arm.

It needs no assistance. It requires no support. It does not cry out for help. His arm is more than adequate and enough to deliver from any difficulty and extremity.

And it is the very arm that God flexes in the salvation of a sinner. The very same power that created the universe, liberated Israel from Egypt and parted the Red Sea is the very same power wielded in the salvation of a soul. It is Christ Himself, the power of God.

1Co 1:24 ...Christ the power of God...

Ro 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek.

Heb 7:25 ...He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him...

Do you want to be saved? Trust in the Savior and what He did on the cross. He is able. He is the arm of God.