Sometimes fences can be funny. It's unclear if we're fencing things out or if we're fencing ourselves in.
A recent conversation topic that I've been having with a few friends has centered around the meaning of salvation, what it means to receive Jesus and the gift of salvation and what life should be like after we are saved. The obvious questions came up. Can we lose our salvation after we receive it? What if I remain faithful and holy and then, at the last minute, I curse someone or hated someone and almost immediately got hit by a bus, would I lose my salvation? How can one be saved properly and what does it mean? Etc etc....
I do not intend to answer any of the questions above as I believe it warrants a deeper and more well thought out discussion. However, I will say this though. If salvation becomes something that fences you in, dis-empowers you or makes you fearful as opposed to joyful, you'd probably need to re-evaluate your perceptions and thoughts about salvation.
I believe salvation through Jesus Christ is a gift that empowers, encourages and gives life. It is a miracle of faith that transforms an individual to submit, joyfully and willingly to the will of God. In other words, salvation enables us, through the power of the Holy Spirit that comes with it, to be slaves of righteousness. When we become slaves of righteousness, sin and its effects, no longer have a hold on us. Sin no longer has power over us and we stride confidently and assured into the world, to partner with God and tackle the myriad of issues that breaks His heart.
Salvation is the fence that let's sin know that it can no longer have dominion or hold on our lives. Salvation, however, should never be the fence that contains us and the life that God is giving us through Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour.
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