John 3:16
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him, should not perish but have everlasting life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

John 3:36
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Corrie ten Boom said that "Faith sees the invisible, believes the unbelievable and receives the impossible." Sometimes it seems like Jesus was so long ago that it almost didn't happen, but it did happen. Praise God. 2000 some odd years ago, Jesus was born, grew to adulthood, started the Church, died on the Cross for our (my) sin debt and rose again 3 days later. As my mom stated in her devotion we often get too busy. When I get away from Jesus is when I start doubting things, like my salvation. There is a verse in the Bible that says if we draw nigh to Jesus, He will draw nigh to us. This is so true! The more I try to learn and read about Jesus, the more security and peace I fill. But when I get busy and get my focus off of Him, I start sinking like Peter when he was walking to Jesus on the water and he took his eyes off of Jesus and looked at the waves...he started sinking. Faith to take the first step is so scary. When I professed Jesus as my Lord I was a child. I don't remember what I said. I remember it was night, I remember the Church. I remember that was the night I was saved. I remember not wanting to die and go to hell. Throughout my life I've done things that I'm not proud of, some I'm very ashamed of. And because of guilt and sermons that said you had to have a time (literal date) that you were saved, I've often doubted my salvation. As I've gotten older and studied the subject of salvation, I cling to the above scriptures. I know my God is capable of saving me despite my faults and sins. He died on the cross only once for all humanity for all times. My Bible tells me that if I believe on Jesus and that He died on the cross for payment of our/my sins, that He rose on the third day and that He is coming back that I would be saved. Praise God, I believe. And you can too! We often try to make it hard, and it isn't. The guilt and man made law and our own sinful nature make it hard, but the actual faith....just believe. He is real! And He is coming back to get those who belong to Him. Time is short folks.....

tsb