Salvation In Judgment... Salvation is for Today!

One of God's revealed plans in the coming judgment - other than what is obvious... judgment - is Salvation. God has revealed time and again that He is the One sustaining and upholding the righteous.

David Wilkerson has preached recently that the "Righteous Will Never Be Ashamed". Pastor Roger Daniel has preached a message given to him by God called entitled, "Remember Goshen." Some months ago I blogged a message from God entitled "Reassure the Righteous". And, yet another sermon preached, again, by David Wilkerson "A Song Will Arise". The messages all express God's message that the righteous will be saved in judgment, and that only in the "deep places of God" will we find this salvation.

We know from God, as well, that everything that can be shaken will be shaken shortly. But, in the midst of all the terrible messages of judgment, wrath, chaos, calamity, terror, shaking and collapse one message remains - a central message as an end to all messages of judgment - that God is moving in Salvation! We that are hearing God's warning messages are looking to the day when a great out pouring of His Spirit is to occur. We see Salvation coming after the pronounced judgment, which is true. However, in reading Isaiah 46:12-13 (The Message) see what the Lord is saying to us as well:

"Now listen to me: You're a hardheaded bunch and hard to help. I'm ready to help you RIGHT NOW. Deliverance is not a long-range plan. Salvation isn't on hold. I'm putting salvation to work in Zion NOW, and glory in Israel."

Did you see it? I hope so... I put in bold face type and capitalization! Salvation from God is now!!! Not tomorrow... not after judgment. Today is the day of the Lord; today is the day of Salvation. And, in the day that we find ourselves - the world, the wicked - in the throws of God's terrible wrath, that day will also be the day of Salvation!

So, saints - righteous ones - today is the day! Salvation is now! Don't look forward in terrible dread; know that God has carried you as a baby, He has carried you as a child and as His word declares in Isaiah, "[He] will carry you when you are old and gray headed (46:3-4)." Terrible days may be ahead, but Salvation is now and to come, just as it has always been.

Lift up your heads, Saints! For the God of Salvation is with us... today!