50 Days of Wisdom

How can we be certain that once we're saved, we will remain saved all the way to glory? In other words, how can we be sure that our salvation cannot be forfeited and is indeed forever? Well, look at Romans 8:28, "We know that God causes all things to work together for good," and that good is our eternal good, our eternal glory. "God causes all things to work for our eternal glory to those who love God," that being a designation of true believers, "to those who are called according to His purpose." That verse is very, very important. All things, God causes to synergize—that's the verb, synergize—for our eternal good. That means nothing can produce a negative outcome. Everything—good things, bad things, and indifferent things—God works together for our eternal good. Why? Why does He do that? And this is the key point, and I want you to understand it above all else: The reason that happens is because that's His purpose. The end of the verse says, "God causes all things to work together for good, our eternal good, to those of us who love God"—not for people who don't; that's a description of true believers—to those who are loving God because they've been called to do so. This all works out because that's according to His purpose. Salvation is what God purposed it to be. Can we start there? Salvation is what God purposed it to be, what He planned it to be based upon His own intention. We are secure because that's how God designed salvation. Whatever it is at the end will match exactly what it was at the beginning. Whatever God intended for His salvation plan to be, that is what it will be. There are no variables in this. There are no loose ends in this. That is why Jesus says in John 6, "All that the Father gives to Me will come to Me, and him that comes to Me I will not turn away, and all that the Father gives to me will come to Me, and I will lose none of them, but raise them at the last day." There's no loss here. Whatever God purposes to happen is going to happen. So the end of salvation will be determined from the beginning of it. Listen, it doesn't matter whether things have happened or not happened. It doesn't matter whether they can be historically recorded or not recorded. It doesn't matter whether anybody has known them or experienced them; they are known to God. God knows what hasn't happened as well as He knows what has happened. God knows the future as well as He knows the past. In fact, He knows the future as perfectly as He knows the past. There is nothing He doesn't know. I'll even go a step further. Not only does God know what's going to happen, He determines what's going to happen. He determines the end at the beginning. So whatever God's determined end was for salvation is indeed what that end will be. Let me show you this in a very important portion of Scripture in the Old Testament. Isaiah 46:10 says, "Declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things which have not yet been done saying"—here's the key—'My purpose will be established, and I will accomplish all My good pleasure.'" That is God's own declaration of the absolute determination that He has, to do what He plans to do. Then, at the end of verse 11, He says, "Truly I have spoken; truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it; surely I will do it." Now take that and apply it to salvation. Because whatever God plans, it will be done. Look, Scripture is very clear that once you're saved, you will always be saved. And anyone who says otherwise does not understand what God purposed salvation to be. He purposed it to be forever, and He will do it. Repent and believe! GTY.org (90-426) - Conforming to the Glory of Christ

Today's Wisdom

Day: 1055

October 11, 2026

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