I AM SECURE – PART 1

I can still remember years ago the first time I picked up my son and tried to hold him upside down, he immediately grabbed hold of me as tightly as he could and he would not let go. He was very young and must have thought that I was going to drop him or something. He had not yet learned that I would never ever, let him out of my hands. Sometimes people view their relationship with YHVH with the same sense of insecurity. This is especially true when it comes to the issue of salvation. A commonly held view is that one day you are in, the next day you are out and there is no telling until the day that you die whether you will be in heaven or not. It is a common misunderstanding that has led to a tragically warped view of how YHVH operates in relationship to His children. Instead of building trust, it forces us to disbelieve that YHVH is someone that we can count on. The sad thing is that when a person does not know that they are secure in YHVH’s Hands they will spend their entire lives trying to please our Elohim they do not really understand. It is important that we start by understanding the secure salvation that we have in Yeshua. They that trust in Adonai shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so Adonai is round about His people from henceforth even for ever. -- Psalms 125:1-2. This theme runs throughout both the Old and New Testaments; we can trust YHVH to both save us and keep us as His children. One of the most striking passages in the New Testament concerning this truth is: My sheep hear My Voice, and I know them, and they follow Me: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My Hand. My Father, which gave them Me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of My Father’s Hand. I and My Father are one. -- John 10:27-30.

1 – Yeshua Is My Shepherd:

The entire 10th chapter of John is devoted to describing Yeshua as a Shepherd and His followers as His Sheep. If you are a Moshiach follower then you fit into the Sheep category. Now a shepherd’s main job is to protect his sheep. Yeshua is protecting each of us now in our relationship with Him. Let us look at a few reasons why we have this Shepherd / Sheep relationship:

A -- I Have Heard His Voice:
When the infamous September 11th airplane barrelled into the Pentagon, Officer Isaac Hopi was nearby but outside the building. Immediately he began helping people straggle out of the building; in some cases, carrying them out. But Hopi wanted to do more. Wearing only his short-sleeved blue police uniform, no mask, no protective coat, not even a handkerchief, he ran into the inky blackness of the Pentagon. Someone yelled at him to stop. [We have to get the people,] he shouted back. Suffocating on smoke, Hopi heard the building cracking. He called out, [Is anybody in here?] Wayne Sinclair and five co-workers were crawling through rubble and had lost all sense of direction when they heard Hopi’s voice. They cried out and Hopi responded, [Head toward my voice!] Following his voice, Sinclair and the others soon made their way out of the crumbling building. Yeshua saves us in the same way. He says, [Head toward my voice.] As we find ourselves walking down the dark corridors of life, trying to find our way home, we hear the voice of our Shepherd calling out to us. My sheep hear My Voice, and I know them, and they follow Me -- John 10:27). What is He saying about us? That we have heard Him call us and we recognize Him as the Son of YHVH that has given His life for us.

B -- I Have Answered His Call:
Not only have we heard His voice, but we have responded to that voice. We have come to Him believing that He is who He has claimed to be; that He is Yeshua Moshiach, the One that died on the Cross and rose from the dead three days later. We have responded to His offer of salvation by placing our trust in Him.

C -- I Have Promised to Follow:
My sheep hear My Voice, and I know them, and they follow Me -- John 10:27. When we talk about believing in Yeshua, it is not just mental assent that we’re referring to; it is not just a belief that Yeshua existed and that He is who He claimed to be; it is a commitment to follow Him as Adonai and Saviour of our lives. If any man serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serves Me, him will My Father honour. -- John 12:26) I become Yeshua’ sheep when I hear His voice, answer His call and commit to follow Him wherever He leads me. I am committed to Him as my Shepherd and He is committed to me as one of His flock. This Shepherd / Sheep relationship brings security to our lives. This leads us to the second truth concerning our security:

2 – Yeshua Has Promised Me…:

If you are a Moshiach Follower there are many promises that YHVH has given to you. Here are three of them that has to do with security:

A -- Eternal Life:
The promise to everyone that comes to Moshiach is that they will live forever. Now if that means living forever in this present life it might not be such a great promise, but this life we are promised will be lived in the presence of YHVH. We will never see, hear or experience sin again. Our bodies will never suffer any physical problems in anyway. We will not have any type of emotional breakdown, depression, stress or anxiety. The list could go on and on and on. Yeshua promised: and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of My hand. -- John 10:28. He does not promise temporary life or a short period when we feel good about ourselves. He promises us eternal life; eternal means forever and it can mean nothing else. If you are in Moshiach you are promised that there will never be a time when you will be separated from YHVH; you will be with Him forever. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth My Word, and believeth on Him that sent Me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. -- John 5:24. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. -- John 6:47. I find a tremendous amount of assurance in these words.