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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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"Saved And Sound"
Message summary: Let us thank God that we are saved and sound!
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"Your
brother has
come, he
replied, and
your father
has killed the
fattened calf
because he has
him back safe
and sound"
(Luke 15:27).
I
returned from
an out of town
trip very late
and quietly
went to bed
where
Brooksyne was
sleeping
soundly. As I
snuggled up
beside her
around 3:00 AM
she mumbled in
her half
asleep voice,
"Safe and
sound". I was
still a bit
wound up and
wasn't quite
ready to nod
off so I
thought about
the expression
for awhile and
the blessing
of being safe
and sound. But
before I
finally fell
asleep I began
to rejoice in
my spirit that
I am also
"saved and
sound."
Most
people have
probably heard
and used the
phrase, "safe
and sound" but
most are
probably
unaware that
it originated
from its use
here in the
daily text
beginning in
the King James
Bible, which
was translated
over 400 years
ago. In
context it
refers to the
return of the
prodigal son.
It's
interesting
that all the
standard Bible
translations I
typically
study from use
this exact
phrase.
Today let us
also consider
the blessing
of being saved
and sound.
Saved.
Indescribable
peace fills
the heart when
a believer has
the assurance
of salvation.
Many years ago
I memorized
this selection
from
Scripture, "But
when the
kindness and
love of God
our Savior
appeared, He
saved us, not
because of
righteous
things we had
done, but
because of His
mercy. He
saved us
through the
washing of
rebirth and
renewal by the
Holy Spirit,
whom He poured
out on us
generously
through Jesus
Christ our
Savior, so
that, having
been justified
by His grace,
we might
become heirs
having the
hope of
eternal life"
(Titus 3:3-7).
Years ago we
sang an old
hymn:
"I'm saved by His power divine,
I'm saved to new life sublime,
life now is sweet and my joy is complete
for I'm saved, saved, saved!"
Sound. Our greatest aspiration should be considered sound in God's reckoning, not man's and that is altogether different! The apostle Paul wrote, "Yet we do speak wisdom among those who are mature; a wisdom, however, not of this age nor of the rulers of this age, who are passing away" (1 Corinthians 2:6).
The word translated "sound" means to "to have sound health, to be well in body; to be uncorrupt (true in doctrine): -- be in health, be safe and sound, be whole(-some). The word "sound" is used only twelve times in the Scriptures and nine of them are in the Pastoral Epistles.
Let us commit to:
"Holding fast to sound teaching" - "What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus" (2 Timothy 1:13).
"Enduring sound doctrine" - "For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine" (2 Timothy 4:3).
"Being sound in the faith" - "Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith" (Titus 1:13).
Let
us thank God
that we are
saved and
sound!
Be encouraged today! Hebrews 3:13
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily
prayer:
Father,
nothing brings
abiding peace
more than
knowing that
we are saved
from the
penalty of sin
and that we
are firmly
grounded in
Your holy
precepts. It
makes us feel
safe in a
struggling
world where
most continue
to search for
knowledge from
all the wrong
sources. We
are sound in
our outlook
when we align
our
understanding
and
convictions
with the
teachings of
Christ, His
disciples and
the prophets
of old, for we
speak wisdom
among those
who are
mature; a
wisdom,
however, not
of this age
nor from the
authority of
this world
that changes
from year to
year. Our
wisdom is
based upon our
knowledge and
understanding
of You, our
eternal
Father, the
One who
changes not.
In You we are
saved and we
are sound.
Praise Your
matchless,
holy name.
Amen.
Today's Suggested Music and Supplemental Resources
"Saved, Saved!" Watch on YouTube The Craguns
"I
Got Saved"
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