“Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God..” ( 2 Cor 3:5).

There is a Baganda saying, “Yesu amala!” which loosely translates : “Christ is sufficient!” It’s a very important point which perhaps one may wish to expand on. When we receive Christ as our personal Lord and Savior he forgives all our sins. “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness” ( I John 1:9). Jesus does not firgive some sins and still hold to others but forgives us freely. Upon accepting Christ we become children of God truly forgiven through his blood which purchased our freedom.

Now in the time of Apostle Paul- and even as of now; it remains common to find those who think that their salvation in Christ was never sufficient, and must labour some more to receive or experience salvation. Beyond the cross; they add on other qualifications, of their choice. Paul did respond to these: “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast” ( Ephesians 2:8-9).

For the unconviced the list of “works” can range from a selection of donations to self denials of choice items. One may exert himself mercilessly in a certain task to merit grace. Because of this some people live their Christian lives, fearfully, never assured of their salvation. The cross was perhaps not enough! Yet the Lord is saying, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus” ( Romans 8:1).

When Jesus died on the cross he took all our sins away. Friend, today, if you are troubled rest assured and be comforted by his word that once you received Christ your salvation was a done deal no one can take away. And more importantly, there is nothing more you can do to equal what happaned on the cross. “After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit” ( John 19:28-30).

Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, it is by grace that we have been saved and not by works, and may I live and rejoice in the comfort of that knowledge to fully experience salvation, this I pray in Jesus’ name.