Behold the exalted privilege of being adopted into the family of God, for if God is for you, who could ever be against you. But in this Christian, do not think for one moment that salvation is something you obtained or achieved in and of yourself. No, it is the power of God upon the soul of the one who is being saved. As a matter of fact, if God for one moment lifted His restraining grace from you, sin would run its natural course, and you would be a violent aggressor against the church, a hater of Jesus Christ. For He has not saved you for your own glory, but for His, and all the hosts of heaven marvel at such a great miracle. That is that fallen man who hates the righteousness of God, who would just as soon crucify Christ again to the bloody cross, can turn in one moment and long for the righteousness of God. For this purpose, God saved you, and He will not let you go. Christian, He will not adopt you into His family, fill you with His Spirit, call you beloved, and then cast you out as a rebel. Jesus said concerning God as a Father, “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!” So then, beloved, God the Father loves you with an everlasting love.
