There are different stages and levels of God's call, but we want to concern our devotional meditation on the first level - Call unto Salvation.
In 2Thes 2:13-14 'God has from the beginning chosen you to salvation through the sanctification of the spirit and belief of the truth whereunto He called you by the gospel'
Through the gospel, sinners condemned to eternal damnation are called to become saints.
1 Cor 1:2 '...to them that are sanctified in Christ, called to be saints...'.
When the sinner believes the gospel, repents and accepts Jesus as Lord, the Lord through the spirit cleanses and washes away all sin and makes such one holy and acceptable unto God; that is salvation.
Then the sinner, now turned saint, receives right to enjoy every blessing provided by Jesus Christ including answer to prayers . That is why at the instant of salvation, Jesus said in Luke 15:7 'I say unto you that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth'.
Joy also fills the heart of the sinner now saved, it's called the 'Joy of Salvation' - Psalm 51:12
'And we know that all things work together for good to them... who are called according to His purpose'. - Rom 8:28.
Note: Whatever is happening in your life today will work out for good. When we are aware of this, no fear, anxiety or worry can torment our lives. Bad will work out for good.
Prayer: O Lord God of my salvation, thank you for saving me through the sanctification of the spirit and making me a saint in Christ. Help me to live like a saint and no more like a sinner in Jesus name.
Pastor Emmanuel Igwe.
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