We know from scripture that what Jesus did on the cross happened once and extends to all. Once we open our hearts and receive God’s grace and mercy that is ours. And because of the cross we are right to think of ourselves as having received salvation. Yet we also know that accepting Jesus into our hearts does not make us perfect. We still have sin, and even more we have yet to fully lay aside our selfishness and fully die to ourselves in order to pick up our cross daily. The work that we continue to do to open our hearts is the Holy Spirit helping us to become more and more like Jesus in our mindset and attitudes. We can be secure in knowing that Jesus holds us for an eternity, but our salvation comes alive each day when we lay our lives down and follow anew. Romans 8:31-39 will help us put our hearts around the idea of Salvation Today.
