Assurance of faith

Romans 3:24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:

Every human being is looking for assurance in this life. The best example of this is a job, because that ensures that you are sure of income and that with income you can live. Other assurance you can search to find a partner, in a large money-box, your hobby or wherever you can find assurance. For yourself it gives a nice feeling and you have something you can build on. So it is in faith, that every believer is looking for assurance of his or her faith. How can you be sure of faith?

We read in Romans 3 that every person is sinful, that even no one can do well. In verse 12 is: they are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable. A man is a joke and can get themselves no assurance of faith. The works of man will never be able to provide salvation, which is reflected in the law. Which shows us that we are sinful and if we delude ourselves to the law, we see that we can not keep it. So we will never find assurance in ourselves.

But if we go to verse 22 we read: even the righteousness of God which is by faith in Jesus Christ. Man can only be saved, be saved from their sins through faith in Jesus Christ. Man can not save himself, the law can not save the man, only God can save man. Faith in Jesus Christ makes man blessed and saves man from eternal darkness. And there is no distinction among people, which means that anyone who truly believes will be saved. So, that's easy. So I just have to believe? Indeed, the Bible says so.

Further in verse 24 we read: and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. That along with verse 22 gives every believer assurance to be saved. I read in nothing about doubt, there is nothing in these texts that we have to apply ourselves to be attributed with salvation, as we expect the least of Christ. When we believe in Christ, we receive the grace of God. Therefore you do not have to do anything!

Doubt is sown by Satan. He whispers to you: You are not really a child of God or look at your life, you see that you can not live the way God wants it? And in that doubt can we go people, we can be very insecure. But then we do not trust God's Word, because it tells us something else.

Everyone who believes is justified freely. If you doubt this, you doubt the word of God. What is asked of you? Faith! Faith in the mighty work of Jesus Christ. Is that too much to ask? Do you disagree to believe in Him and in His salvation for you? God wants to give you assurance by His Word. Listen to him!

And we may want to live by faith in God. Then we really start to live differently, doing good things and don't do sin. We may increasingly have a holy life, that Jesus Christ is central in our lives. But do not depend for the salvation of your own life and behaviour, because then you better stop. Have faith in Jesus Christ and you are justified frelly.

Lord Jesus, thank You for Your redeeming work. Thank You for Your mercy and that You will give me assurance. You give grace freely, I need to do luckily nothing else otherwise I was irretrievably lost. But You give me life, allow me to always believe and hold me tight therein. Lord, make my life to the glory of You. I do not want to sin anymore, help me carry that fight, so I soon may celebrate the victory with You! Thou be the glory, risen Lord!