The Salvations

“You shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” Matt 1:21

I’ve been saved so many times. I don’t mean like when I asked Jesus into my heart 5,000 times before the age of ten. I mean like, there are lots of things Jesus has saved me from. From bad accidents to bad habits, and everything in between, it was his hand which delivered me from danger. It is the same with you. Every escape we’ve ever had was his doing. Is he not the Watchman of our souls? In this way even the unbeliever has been saved many times by the Savior.

But alas, to taste but not to eat of the feast! I’ve lost count of how many people have assured me they are eternally safe because God has protected their earthly life up to the present moment. Well, yes, of course he has, praise his name. All those earthly salvations are his wonders to us. But by themselves they are incomplete. Their real purpose is to bring us to the Great Salvation which Jesus offers us from our sins. His mini salvations are little worlds in which I can see the reflection of my eternal redemption. Experience them that way, and let them raise your gaze to heaven.