180. Savior of His Children
Isaiah 63:8 For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Saviour.
God is the Savior of His people, who are His children. Once Christ has saved us by grace through faith we are in the family of God, and as children of the Father He assumes responsibility for us. This fact is really a wonderful promise: God is responsible for our wellbeing, our health, our life, our protection and provision. Once an adult has a child he or she takes on a new responsibility for the care of a new life. The same kind of change occurs in God the Father as soon as He makes us a son or daughter of the King. A child is free and happy when He is secure in the care and comfort of Mom and Dad. The father is responsible to work; the child is free to play. We, as children, are spiritually free to play and enjoy life free from dread.
God is our Savior. As a promise, this means that God will save us from whatever trouble we have gotten ourselves into. Let God be our Savior; let Him save. Not only has the Lord already saved us from Sin, Death, and the Devil, but also He continues to save us from the evil of the troubles and difficulties that these enemies bring upon us. The Holy Spirit has brought us to faith through the Gospel and we readily agree that we are saved. Jesus saved us. But it is harder to believe that He continues to save us from clear and present dangers, from the specific problems and present needs that Sin has presented to us. This is God’s work as Father and Savior. Jesus saves now; Jesus never fails; Jesus is always there as Savior. He has saved us from the sins of our past; He will save us from the unknown dangers of the future; He lives in our lives to save us from the worries of the present.
We confess Jesus Christ as our Savior. We believe it. Exercise that promise and apply it by faith to every present need. God promises to save; God is a Savior.