Assurance Came Down at Christmas

John 6:37–40 proclaims that Jesus came down from heaven on a divine rescuemission—not merely to give an example or offer the possibility of salvation, but to actually savesinners with certainty and secure their eternal life. We all long for comfort but will we find it inhuman effort or in Christ’s sovereign grace? True assurance cannot be found in our own attemptsto reform but only in Jesus’ promise that he will never lose those the Father has given him and willraise them up on the last day. Therefore, the heart of Christmas is the comfort Christ brings toundeserving sinners, offering full confidence of salvation to all who trust in him.