THREE BLESSED, SOUL-COMFORTING TRUTHS OF THE GOSPEL

I rejoice in every aspect of Divine Revelation. Everything that I have read in the Bible and been taught by the Holy Spirit is delightful to my heart. Every doctrinal truth and every principle of Holy Scripture is willfully accepted and submitted to by faith. Yet, there are some truths which yield special comfort to my soul. Here are three blessed, soul-comforting truths of the gospel.

THE LORD OUR GOD IS ABSOLUTELY SOVEREIGN. In creation, in providence, and in salvation, God has his way and accomplishes his will. Nothing ever comes to pass in God's creation, except that which my heavenly Father has purposed. He says, "I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure" (Isa. 46:9-10). My heart can safely trust a sovereign God. The God of heaven is a God who does what he will, has mercy on whom he will, and graciously accomplishes the eternal salvation of his covenant people by his own right arm.

REDEMPTION IS ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FINISHED WORK OF CHRIST, THE SINNER'S SUBSTITUTE. When our Lord Jesus Christ cried, "It is finished!" redemption's work was done. Nothing is left to be completed by us. God will never accept the work of sinful men. But he has accepted the work of his own Son, the sinner's Substitute. By his perfect life of obedience to the will and law of God, the Lord Jesus Christ has accomplished perfect righteousness for all his people. He is "The Lord Our Righteousness". By pouring out his life's blood unto death as our Substitute, Jesus Christ has accomplished the redemption of all believers, satisfying Divine justice for us. Peace, pardon, justification, reconciliation, the forgiveness of sin, acceptance with God were all perfectly accomplished for God's people at Calvary. He did not leave so much as one thread for us to sew into the robe of righteousness, by which we are clothed. He did not leave so much as one ounce of suffering for us to pay to the offended justice of God. He did it all! Accomplished redemption is good news for hell-bound sinners!

"WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD SHALL BE SAVED." There are no exceptions, no qualifications, no limitations. The invitation is as free as the salvation it proclaims. Anyone in the whole wide world who will call upon Christ as Lord will be saved, even you, even me! It is true, we will not call upon him until he calls us. But the fact that I call upon Christ the Lord in faith is proof positive that he has chosen me and redeemed me. Will you call upon him too?