In Christ Alone
“By grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves;
it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast.”
EPHESIANS 2:8,9
When you come to the Lord Jesus for the first time, regardless of the
circumstances, it means that on some level you have come to the
realization that you cannot save yourself, that salvation is only
possible through Him. No one seeks a Savior if they believe they can
still save themselves. Only when you realize that you cannot save
yourself will you acknowledge your need for Someone Else to do the
saving. This is usually not the result of some intellectual argument or
emotional plea, but the
cold hard reality one faces after having tried unsuccessfully to do
everything on their own.
We may fail once, twice, a dozen times, a hundred times. But when we
finally surrender to God we are decreased, and He is increased.
Practically speaking it simply means a little less confidence and faith
in yourself, and a little more confidence and faith in Christ.
Source: Embrace the Cross by Chip Brogden
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