We are aware that there is a heaven and a God. We know that Jesus is key to our salvation, through His sacrifice we are saved from condemnation. We can be certain that we will be with the Lord as we leave this human life.
As certain as we are of salvation, paradise, and heaven, there is also a hell. There is eternal punishment for those who will not be saved. This is not something that has to be, because all can be saved.
NKJV), states, "The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness; but is longsuffering to you-ward, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance". This scripture expresses that God is patient and does not want anyone to be destroyed but instead wants everyone to repent.
Being lost to eternal separation from God can be avoided as we discover the true charater of God through His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
The Son of the living God who died to free mankind from the wages of sin is the love of God incarnate. Christ is the bridge over the chasm that separates us from God Almighty. His act on the cross provided the path to everlasting life with our Lord.
Man has to no longer live with his past hanging over his head. The weight of disgrace and self-disgust is lifted. The sins we have created and allowed in our lives have been forgiven and removed by God Himself. He states that they will be remembered no more. Our slate has been wiped clean and the new person lives. We have been reborn into a righteous life. We have been clothed in His righteousness by the grace of God. His love for us is exhibited through the sacrificial blood of our savior. Nothing we have done in our lives is so bad that we aren’t forgiven and blessed.
Romans 8: 35Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. It is important to pay close attention to the words that describe how powerful and determined is the Love of God for us.
God is all powerful, nothing or no one can override His authority or power. When God says something, well that is that. He is the final word. So when He says we are forgiven, then so be it. Now Satan on the other hand will try to remind us of our sins. He will try to convict us again and again. But what God has forgiven is forgiven forever. Let no one deceive you, when Jesus went to the cross it was one final sacrifice for all people for all time.
The Lord God has provided the way to be free of condemnation, and that is our savior. John 14: 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Romans 10: 13 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.
Acts 4:12 12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.
This is the way God provided, this is the only way to be saved from the price of sin. This is the only way to be forgiven and free from your past. Nothing of man is going to allow us to be saved, only the acceptance of Jesus and profession of Him as our savior will be enough. His blood is the only way to be forgiven and cleansed of all sin and be made perfect in the sight of God Almighty.
God provided this way for all people, no matter who we are. The Lord God made clear His intentions through the prophets of old as well as in His disciples and apostles. In Romans 3 we are told, 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
24 Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:
25 Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God;
The Lord God has redemption for all who come to Him out of His Holy grace and love. No other reason but His great love. Surely nothing man has done would compel our Lord to want us, only His great love for mankind. We are His creation, and we need our God whether we know it or not. But I do know from experience, that when we accept Him, when we are saved, we do experience a change. We truly become new people. We can no longer look at sin the same as we did. There is a repugnance to it, no longer an acceptance. We start to live a Godly life by choice. After time we try to become more Christ like and we continue to change. We become more interested in the kingdom of heaven and His word.
The real peace that comes from the Lord settles in and our lives do change. Our thoughts change and we do not wrestle with life as we once did. We begin to understand His word even clearer. Life becomes more wonderful and we look for ways to put our faith to work. We receive His blessings every day and thanksgiving comes from us more readily.
So if you haven’t yet, please accept Christ as your savior, and let the new life begin. Let the peace that comes from God fill you and change you. Live and walk in the light of truth. Let the life God planned for you come to fruition and know happiness. And always remember how deep is God’s love for you.
Romans 8: 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
The Lord God never said clean up your act first then come to Him. He takes us as we are and the blood of Christ washes us clean in the sight of God. So accept Christ and the grace of God and live a new life where there are no past mistakes to answer for. It costs nothing to be saved, forgiven, and kept by the grace of God through our Lord Jesus. So if you have never accepted Christ or have been saved, then why not? All you have to lose is a past full of sin, guilt, and remorse.
May the blessings of God be upon you, Amen.