Christ Will Keep You

And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. – John 6:39

I am thankful the Lord Jesus Christ keeps His people. He keeps us in an eternal state of union and peace with God. Yes! We are the forever children of God in Christ! Speaking to the eternal nature and scope of Christ’s work, the Scriptures record Christ promising to raise each and every one of His sheep on the last day. Beloved, we are fully kept by Christ!

How can Christ make such a promise? He can promise to keep us eternally because all conditions concerning righteousness were fulfilled in His redemptive work. It is God’s will that none of Christ’s sheep perish. To that end, Christ’s finished work on the cross of Calvary satisfied the righteous requirements of the law for all of God’s people.

And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses, 14 by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands. This he set aside, nailing it to the cross. – Colossians 2:13,14

Christ’s promise to keep His sheep is buttressed by His complete and finished work of having died to pay the sin debt of each and every person whom He would save. As Colossians 2 teaches us, Christ canceled the record of debt (our sin) that stood against us…. nailing it to the cross! Christ paid the debt and makes us alive together with Him!

Believer, do you ever take stock in your life only to shudder anew at how terribly you fall short in your walk of faith? Do you struggle with assurance of salvation because you do not see yourself as “measuring up?” Be comforted by this truth: In this life, you will NEVER measure up! Stop looking to your own feeble efforts for assurance! The matter is settled forever by Christ’s own work on the cross! As you deal honestly with the sinful struggles in your life, confessing them, battling them as God gives you strength, look solely to Christ who loves you and died for you. Take solace in His sweet promises, promises to keep you, to hold you fast, to never let you slip or stumble, to present you faultless before the presence of Almighty God!

All conditions for life eternal with God are conditioned and fulfilled solely in the finished work of Christ the Lord. Truly, all that the Father gives to Him, He will in no way cast out, but raise them up on the last day! This is Gospel peace in a world of turmoil! This is assurance in a world where nothing is guaranteed. This is the power of God in Christ, even the salvation of our souls! – Praise God forevermore.

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Jason Boothe serves the people of Redeemer Church as a pastor and Bible teacher.