There is No Group Charter Salvation

[S] Ezekiel 14:20 --
20 even though Noah, Daniel and Job were in its midst, as I live," declares the Lord GOD, "they could not deliver either their son or their daughter. They would deliver only themselves by their righteousness."

[O] Even these three spiritual giants were unable to deliver anyone else but themselves through their own righteousness.  Our faith is all about me and God -- one on one.  There is no group charter salvation.

[A] As much as I want to leave an inheritance for my children's salvation through my lifetime's actions, I cannot do that.  This means that I must do my best -- through prayers and admonition -- to implant the foundational value system of faith toward God in my children's hearts such that from such a seed their faith would sprout up and grow into their own fortress of faith anchored in God's grace and hope.

[P] Dear Father, I lift up my children to You now so that their lives will be drenched with Your grace and love and leadership even at their young ages now so that when they do go through some of the life's turbulent phases they would be anchored into the amazing grace of Your faithfulness.  Please guide them.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

Get in the Right Pipeline

[S] Romans 5:18 --
 ¹⁸So then as through one transgression there resulted condemnation to all men, even so through one act of righteousness there resulted justification of life to all men.

[O] Before contemplating on how a single person -- Jesus who also was fully God -- can save the world, we must first understand that through another single person's act of disobedience, the whole world got on the crash course just waiting for the doom's day to take place.  Of course this is according to God's message in the Bible and if I deny that fact, then I will live as if everything is fine and won't feel a need to get saved PERIOD, let alone through Jesus Christ.  Grasping this overall cycle from start to finish is key in understanding how apart from our choice or control, we're already in this pipeline of passing through the first entry point of heading to one of the final points -- 1) face the consequence of the condemnation introduced by the first transgression; or 2) justification of life by the righteous act by another person, Jesus Christ. The choice is mine.

[A] Re-organize my thoughts on how I may clearly present this concept of the saving act of Jesus Christ who, likewise how Adam's disobedience caused all of us to face the consequence of spiritual death, alone provides a way out for us to avoid the deadly consequence of Adam's act.

[P] Dear Father, as much as the Book of Romans covers the core of Your saving grace, may my mind clearly understand and prepare such that I may present this clearly to those who need to hear it.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.

Faith-to-Faith Resuscitation

[S] Romans 1:17 --
 ¹⁷For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, "BUT THE RIGHTEOUS man SHALL LIVE BY FAITH."

[O] Just like how mouth-to-mouth resuscitation is an integral routine for CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) to revive a failed heart, faith-to-faith resuscitation seems to be a key factor in passing on the righteous lifestyle in God to subsequent generations.  It is not concept-to-faith, rhetoric-to-faith, or dream-to-faith.  It must be a genuine faith in action passing on from one generation to the next which also is actively living out such a lifestyle.  Such a lifestyle cannot be passed on just by heritage, or by writing a wonderful manual (we already have "the" manual called the Bible).  You never see a mouth-to-mouth done with a straw or a hose -- it's done through one mouth pressing against the other to breath in the air minimizing any loss of air.  Likewise, faith-to-faith must be done from one faith to the next tightly pressing against each other to minimize any loss of faith.

[A] Such a timely message for me because we're currently going through some issues to deal with at home with our children and I am realizing how critical it will be for me not to lose focus of passing on the righteous lifestyle by pressing my own faith hard against theirs to pass on this message of attaining the righteousness of God through their faithful living.

[P] Dear Father, grant our family to live by faith alone, to please You and to live out a life that will be passing on such a faith from generations onward.  In Jesus' name.  Amen.