the Fourth Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Grace for Today
Jeremiah 32:40
‘They shall not depart from me’
Read, Isaiah 43:1-13
Are you one of the Lord’s sheep? Are you a true believer? Have you heard the Savior’s voice calling you to himself? Has he given you eternal life? Do you follow him in true faith? If so, you are one of his chosen, redeemed, saved sheep. You have eternal life. And you will not perish. There are many things to give us comfort and confidence regarding the security of our salvation in Christ. The purpose of God secures the salvation of all his elect. He said, ‘I will be their God, and they shall be my people.’ If one of the chosen number could be lost, God’s eternal purpose would be overturned. The promise of God demands our security in Christ.. He said, ‘I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.’ The blood of Christ requires the eternal salvation of all his redeemed ones. He said, ‘I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the Good Shepherd: the Good Shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.’ But if even one of those sheep for which he died, which he purchased with his own blood, perishes at last, then his blood would be shed in vain and that cannot be! The satisfaction of Christ demands that all his people be preserved unto eternal glory. If one of those for whom he suffered and died were to perish at last, he could not be satisfied. His cross would be discovered a miscarriage. But that cannot be. It is written: ‘He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied.’ The work of the Holy Spirit secures the everlasting preservation of every true believer. We are sealed (or preserved) with that Holy Spirit, of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory.’
This is our assurance and security in Christ. We do not in any way trust in ourselves. But we do trust the Lord our God. The faithfulness of God, the blood of Christ, the intercession of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit assure us that none of Christ’s sheep will ever perish.
