"That ye may know that ye have eternal life"
“These things have I written unto you
that believe on the name of the Son of God;
that ye may know that ye have eternal life,
and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.”
1 John 5:13
Thinking about the time and the events surrounding the day I was saved, I sometimes consider the following questions and I am blessed when I do. God saved me but: Why? How? Where was I? What happened in me?
Why? I may never know the complete answer, but I know He saved me because He loved me, and I knew I was a sinner and called on Him to save me. I asked Jesus to come into my heart and God simply kept His promise: “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved… and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.” (Romans 10:13 John 6:37)
How? By the sacrifice of His only begotten Son, the Lord Jesus Christ. The Lamb without blemish, by the sinless blood that He shed for me. By His grace through faith when I called on His name – that is how and the only way any of us can be saved. (John 3.16, John 1.35, 2 Corinthians 5.21, Ephesians 2.8)
Where was I? I remember “where” I was, as in, I remember the place, but more importantly I remember the places and events that led up to my being saved. I remember that I was on my way to hell. I remember that I knew I could not save myself. I remember seeking the Lord.
What happened in me? Things changed. Some things changed immediately, and some things changed over time. I was clearly aware of right and wrong in a way I had not been before. I had something in me that guided me and helped me do right. I had changed and continued to change from the inside out. (Romans 2.4, 7.13, 2 Corinthians 5.17)
“These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life”