Concord Baptist Church, Toney
A couple of weeks ago, a young family came to me with its son, Austin. Austin wanted to be saved.
I read to Austin from the Bible, sharing with him how God loves him: “But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us” (Rom. 5:8).
I shared with him also that the Bible says everyone is a sinner: “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God” (Rom. 3:23).
And Jesus Christ said everyone must repent of his or her sin: “I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish” (Luke 13:3).
Repentance means that we acknowledge that we are sinners and are willing to turn from our sin.
I told Austin that Jesus died on the cross and shed His blood for the forgiving of his sin: “In whom, we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace” (Eph. 1:7).
Then I shared with him that the Bible also tells us what to do to be saved: “That if thou shall confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in their heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved” (Rom. 10:9).
I said, “Austin, do you understand what I have shared with you from the Bible?” He acknowledged that he understood. Then I asked, “Austin, are you ready to ask Jesus to save you?” He said, “Yes.”
I asked his dad to share the sinner’s prayer with his son and asked Austin to repeat it after him: “Lord Jesus, I believe you love me and that you died for me on the cross. Lord Jesus, forgive my sin. Lord Jesus, come into my heart. Thank you, Lord Jesus, for saving my soul. In Jesus’ name, amen.” Young Austin was wonderfully saved.
Second Peter 3:9 tells us that “God desires that no one perish but that all come to repentance.” We just have to call upon the name of the Lord to receive His gracious gift of salvation.
No one earns or deserves salvation. God grants it to everyone who genuinely repents of his or her sin and turns to Jesus for forgiveness (Acts 20:21).
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