The Word of God calls us to repentance - “Repent and live!” (Ezekiel 18:32).
This repentance does not earn salvation for us. While we are called to
“repent and live”, we must understand that eternal life is God’s gift,
given to us on the basis of Christ’s death as the perfect sacrifice
for our sins: “without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness” (Hebrews 9:22).
The foundation of our salvation is Christ’s death for our sins:
“Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people.”
There is an appropriate response to His saving death. We are to wait
for Him - He “brings salvation to those who are waiting for Him” (Hebrews 9:28). As we wait for Him, we look forward to life “both now and for evermore” (Psalm 121:8).
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word … will not return to Me empty, but will … achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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