In Him You Also Trusted

In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the holy Spirit of promise.

Ephesians 1:13

The experience of salvation involves trust in Christ.  As Paul is describing the experience of the Ephesians, he says, ‘In Him you also trusted after you heard the word of truth.’  We have spoken of the outward call of the gospel and of the effectual call.  We now come to speak of trust in Christ.  There are two parts to this discussion.  Trust is an act that results from faith.  Faith ‘is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.’  We put our trust actively into that in which we have faith.  If you have faith that an airplane is able to take you to your desired destination, you place your trust in that plane by physically boarding it.  We have faith in Christ that He is able to save us eternally.  He is ‘able to save to the uttermost, all who come to God by Him.’  Because we have this faith which God has given us as a gift, we trust in Christ, after we have heard ‘the word of truth.’  This is the real-time experience of salvation.  This is that which we continually invite all whom we encounter to do, who have not, as yet, done it.  It is the glorious message of the people of God to point others to Christ.  It is to Christ that we continually point you, who are the readers of this little work. It is our sincere desire that you should trust in Christ and rest by faith in Him for your soul’s salvation.

Our Gracious God and our Savior,
we rejoice that You are utterly trustworthy.
We praise You that having proclaimed unto us Your Word,
You enable us to hear it and to trust in You.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning