Paul was Committed
When Paul was saved, in Acts chapter nine, he committed his salvation to the Lord. In other words, from that day forth he trusted the Lord for salvation. Prior to that time he had trusted in the fact that he was a very religious man. He talked about that when he wrote to the Phillipians:
Philippians 3:4 Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:
Then he went on to talk about how he was a member of the strictest of the Jewish religious sects, a Pharasee. He even showed that he observed all of the Law of Moses. But then he said:
Philippians 3:7 But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
His point was that doing religious things is to boast in the flesh and put confidence in the flesh. But yet he realized that he was a sinner and in need of a Saviour. So he committed his salvation to the Lord. He trusted the Lord for salvation. He understood that the wages of sin is death. The payoff for sin requires death.
Now, if you were to die, to give up your life because of sins, how would you then get out of the grave? Fact is, you couldn’t. That’s why we need a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ. Paul was in the same boat. He was willing put all of his trust in what CHRIST had done for him, instead of what good things he might do to pay off his own sin debt. Trusting the Lord is to commit your salvation and the keeping of your salvation to him. You just turn it all over to Him and leave it there. Like this passage says:
Ephesians 1:12 That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Are you trusting the Lord, and Him alone for salvation?
