Proof of Salvation

UV 4245/10000 Proof of Salvation Repent ( change your inner self – your old way of thinking, regret past sins, live your life in a way that proves repentance; seek God’s purpose for your life), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. Matthew 3 v 2 John preached repentance while Jesus promised salvation. Repentance prepares the way for salvation. There can be no salvation of our souls without complete and effective change of our inner selves. We need to give up our old ways of thinking, speaking, acting, reacting. These are called the fruit of repentance and of salvation and are proof that we are actually saved. Not only do we have to give up our old ways which is repentance but we need to embrace or adopt new ways of living. We are to continually manifest the evidence of the control of our inner selves by the Holy Spirit or produce the fruit of the spirit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, humility and self control. We are to live lives marked by quiet wisdom. To live the new life, it requires us to submit to the Spirit of God on a moment to moment basis. We need to actively seek the will of God in our lives and fulfill it in all that we think, speak and do. Trust needs to replace lust in our lives and our relationships. Lust is often a lack of trust. When we do not trust God for our needs, we tend to get desperate and start hoarding the things of this world for ourselves. When we trust Him, we are able to live more contentedly and less contentiously. Living a testimonial life as evidence of God in our lives is not an option but it is mandated for a believer. The last aspect of the uni-verse is that the kingdom of heaven is placed near us. It is accessible by our souls. Heaven is attainable and in our hands and no longer an impossible destination or destiny. Jesus is our password and passport to heaven. We are to live conscious that the presence of God surrounds us as it is in heaven. We should speak or do nothing that will grieve the Holy Spirit who seals our relationship with the Lord under the new covenant. We live in the consciousness that Jesus is with us as Ebenezer or God with us, in us and for us. We live in the consciousness that we are citizens of heaven on earth. We are the ambassadors of heaven and of Christ on earth. We need to continually seek the face of the Lord, the glory of the Lord and His guiding hand in all that we do.