Reformed Doctrine Daily Devotions

Today’s devotion comes from Genesis Chapter 49 which covers Jacob’s summaries of the life of each son and prophecies for each son. Here is a link to that chapter – http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+49&version=NASB

I quote verse the following verse.

“For Your salvation I wait, O Lord.” Genesis 49:18.

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We may want our own salvation based on our own works. We may want our own salvation based on our own alleged “free-will” faith. We may want our own salvation based on our own sons or other saviors.  And, on whatever basis we want our salvation based, we may want our salvation when we want it.

But, Jacob recognized that even though he lived a long life and had many works, many experiences of his own faith, and even many sons, and was even near death, he waited for God’s salvation. He declared in the middle of his summaries of the life of each son and prophecies for each son: “For Your salvation I wait, O Lord.” Verse 18.

God’s salvation is based on God’s “Unconditional Election”, God’s “Limited Atonement”, God’s “Irresistable Grace”, and God’s “Preservation of the Saints”, the “U”, “L”, “I”, and “P” of “TULIP”, the Five Points of Calvinism, the Reformed Doctrine of Salvation.

“Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; For You I wait all the day.”  Psalm 25:5.

“My soul waits in silence for God only; From Him is my salvation.”  Psalm 62:1.

“My soul languishes for Your salvation; I wait for Your word.”  Psalm 119:81.

“And it will be said in that day, “Behold, this is our God for whom we have waited that He might save us. This is the Lord for whom we have waited; Let us rejoice and be glad in His salvation.”  Isaiah 25:9.

“O Lord, be gracious to us; we have waited for You. Be their strength every morning, Our salvation also in the time of distress.”  Isaiah 33:2.

“My righteousness is near, My salvation has gone forth, And My arms will judge the peoples; The coastlands will wait for Me, And for My arm they will wait expectantly.”  Isaiah 51:5.

“It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.”  Lamentations 3:26.

“But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.”  Micah 7:7.