Why is salvation so extraordinary and imaginative? Because its secure foundations are on the free acts of God? Salvation is not genuinely in the peculiar gift but in the Giver who acted faithfully and lovingly that these gifts become our companions. Salvation originates from unfailing love. It is only experienced in the charitable blessing of God. It is extremely simple and effective that we misunderstand just how good and free it is. God speaks and when we naturally hear Him we draw near to His unfailing love.

 He promised to redeem a peculiar people for Himself. This redemption is vicariously experienced when we give Him the glory for acting to be the Savior, the Sacrifice and the Father who watches over us. This redemption adequately secures its foundations in the act of one man who produces in this finished work a sure salvation for His people. He causes us to see His work and to heartily rejoice in it. He has voluntarily gone before us and proactively worked in behalf of us and blesses us because of His work. All things properly belong to Him, and He takes whatever He wants and gives it to us. He fills us with the pleasant things of His house and of His holy temple. Everything in our future is delightful because of His genuine love and faithfulness. He provides redemption for His people and remembers His covenant forever.

 Salvation is a free gift given by grace. Grace is Gods divine  favor. Everything that God created shows the breathless wonder of His divine goodness and faithfulness. When we think about receiving this gift, it is rooted in the historical records of saving His people from their enemies. They simply exercised genuine faith by crying out to Him on the day of imminent trouble. The Lord heard their cries, and He delivered them. It was not in their capable horses nor did their judicial arm secure victory but it was Gods right hand and the fierce light from His eyes. This light is growing brighter and brighter until the final judgement. The light of the peculiar glory of God shines in our faces.

 This light is Gods favor given to us by grace. It is our authentic experience of being saved. We see this light and we are raised up above this world. He establishes us on a rock that overlooks all of our troubles. The light illuminates us, and we begin to glow with the power and effervescence of God. Carefully planted in each one of us is the root of His gracious word. When He carefully spreads His tent over us, that word speaks to us of His salvation. Our desire cannot be prevented or miss applied. We long to hear His saving word. It is that word of deliverance we hear loud and clear! When He declares His deliverance it is in the context of His goodness, faithfulness and kindness towards us. We glory in His sufficient  grace, that reminder of our first love. We genuinely feel such raptures of divine love and kindness that we cannot contain ourselves. We stand comfortably in the pure grace of God.