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b'READ: ROMANS 8:1-2, 15-18, 26-39; 10:9-13\\n\\n\\n\\nI shouldn\\u2019t have done that, you think to yourself after you\\u2019ve sinned. I\\u2019m a Christian now\\u2014or at least I thought I was. Maybe I\\u2019m not really saved after all.\\n\\n\\n\\nThis is a common worry among Christians, but take heart. If you\\u2019ve put your trust in Jesus to rescue you from sin and death, you belong to God\\u2019s family. He has adopted you. You\\u2019re His child forever.\\n\\n\\n\\nThat\\u2019s worth repeating: you are His child forever. It\\u2019s like being born or adopted into your earthly family. Your parents don\\u2019t disown you every time you do something wrong, do they? Hopefully not! Well, our heavenly Father is better than any earthly parent could ever be (Psalm 27:10; Matthew 7:9-11), and He isn\\u2019t going to disown us every time we sin either. If He did that, none of us would be His children. We all sin, repeatedly, even Christians.\\n\\n\\n\\nWhenever we do something wrong, we can confess it to Jesus right away. He already knows what we\\u2019ve done, and He has already secured our forgiveness. As we come to Him, He reminds us of His faithful love, and through the Holy Spirit, He helps us grow to become more and more like Him.\\n\\n\\n\\nChristians aren\\u2019t perfect, but Jesus didn\\u2019t die for us and rise again only to disown us when we do something wrong. He went to the cross and conquered sin and death so we could be part of His family and have eternal life with Him. When you trust in Jesus, you\\u2019re part of His family\\u2014forever. \\u2022 A. W. Smith\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Can you think of a time you felt unsure of your salvation? Was there something that helped comfort you?\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Take a moment to reread today\\u2019s Scripture passages. What promises from Jesus can we rest in when we feel worried about whether or not we\\u2019re saved? Consider taking a moment to thank Jesus for His promises and talk to Him about any worries that come to mind.\\n\\n\\n\\n\\u2022 Who are trusted Christians in your life who can encourage you and pray with you when you experience doubt and fear? How could you be this kind of friend to others?\\n\\n\\n\\nNothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:39b (NLT).'