| “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father’s hand” (John 10:27-29). |
| “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). |
| In the course of writing this devotional, I have referred many times to the importance of being saved, and used some warnings from Scripture to any who are not saved. But have you ever wondered if you could lose your salvation, if you were truly saved once? Some Christian groups today teach that you can be saved and then lost again. They say that if you commit a serious sin, you can lose your salvation. If we look at our verses for today, we see clearly that this is impossible. These two verses give us two very good reasons why we can never be lost again, if we are truly saved. We did speak about Romans 8:1 back in early March, but perhaps it would be good to go over this precious truth again, since it is so important. |
| First of all, we read in John 10 that those who have eternal life “shall never perish,” and that “neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand.” This is strong language, but then it goes on to say that “no man is able to pluck them out of My Father’s hand.” Here we have a two-fold security, in the Lord Jesus and in God the Father. How could we be let go, if both God our Father and the Lord Jesus have us in their hand? It is impossible. I have seen boys hold something tightly in their hand, and then seen other boys try to pry that hand open. Sometimes a much bigger boy can pry open the hand of a smaller boy, but no one can “pry” open God’s hand and take us away. His hand is too strong for anyone! |
| Then, in our second verse, we are told that we are “in Christ Jesus.” This expression “in Christ” occurs many times in the epistles of Paul, for he received this precious truth directly from a risen Christ in glory. Think of it! When God looks at you and me, He sees us in all the perfection of Christ Himself! Is the Lord Jesus Christ fit for heaven? Yes, of course. Then we are fit too — perfectly fit, for we are “in Christ.” Can God bring any accusation against the Lord Jesus? No, of course not. Then He cannot bring any accusation against us, for we are “in Christ.” When this truth gets a grip on our souls, we realize that once we are truly saved, we can never be lost again. |
| Sadly, if we get away from the Lord, we may lose the joy of our salvation, and then we may even question in ourselves whether we are really saved. But it is not that we need to hang onto the Lord; rather, He is hanging on to us. And He will never let us go! |
