“But, Dad. I am an artist.”
She caught me. Thinking that I was complimenting my daughter’s artwork, I merely suggested maybe she would be an artist someday, but she snapped me back to reality with her retort. At five and a half years old, her mass-production of drawings and artwork has been threatening to swamp the house for years already. From her perspective, there is no need whatsoever to worry about going to school, training for years, getting a degree, or jumping through any other hoops in the hope that she might become an artist someday. She believes, and therefore, she is. Right now, in the present tense.
Which is where God asks us to be and to work, too, especially when dealing with people who don’t know about Jesus. Anyone could be saved in an instant - right now - based on something that we say or do because “now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation” (2 Corinthians 6:2). Not after memorizing 962 Bible verses. Not after graduating from seminary. Not after serving on at least five church committees. Not after attending services 57 weeks in a row. Not after completing a missionary trip. The thief on the cross next to Jesus (Luke 23:32-43) didn’t have time to do anything except sincerely accept Jesus as his Lord and Savior, and he ended up in paradise.
While many things can demonstrate our belief in Christ, salvation occurs as soon as someone honestly believes that Jesus is their Lord and Savior. Once a person genuinely believes in Him, then “he is a new creation” (2 Corinthians 5:17). Right now, in the present tense.
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