You ask him "How do I get through the gates?" He might
say to you, "Remember the time that this person approached you and asked you
if you knew Jesus" and you just blew it off?
Or maybe the time your
friend invited you to Church or to your Uncle Bob's funeral. These are
just some of the times that you could have been introduced to Me, but you
chose not to. You see I gave My life for you. I became a man,
born of a virgin so that I might walk among you and be an example.
A lot of people did not take Me seriously but those
who did, it was given to them the opportunity to become the sons of God.
You see I had to live a sinless life and then these people killed Me by
driving nails through My hands on a wooden cross. But you see, I did
not mind doing this because I had went about healing the sick and raising
the dead and teaching people how they should live.
I did all of this so that you could come up here
and be with Me. I had My disciples write My words and their
testimonies down, along with the old testament for you. It is a
handbook on how to live your life to make it through these Pearly Gates.
But first you would have had to accept Me into your life and then your name
would be in that book. You see when I was on earth I may have been a
man but I was also God. That is why I could forgive sin. I
gave my disciples authority over the devil to cast out demons, heal the
sick, make the blind to see and the lame to walk. All they had to do
was believe.
I gave you many opportunities to receive Me into
your life but you refused, were caught up in what was going on around you
and did not have time for Me.
Well now you put Me into a position where I have to
deny you! You see now there is no chance that you can enter Heaven
because everyone who is inside of those gates accepted my sacrifice and they
dedicated their lives to Me.
So you will spend the rest of eternity separated from God in outer darkness;
there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. I did not want this for
you. I had a better plan but this is what you chose. So I will
depart from you now. You say "But wait, I lived a good life I served
my community, I gave to the poor." Jesus replies, "Yes but without My
blood covering your life, you are a filthy rag before God."
But because of My blood you would have been righteous before
God. I am sorry. Then He turns and walks back through the gates.
My friend, this could be your scenario but it does not have to be. God
sacrificed his only begotten Son on the cross just for you, so that you could
join Him in Heaven. He loves you and does not want to be separated
from anyone, but you have to accept Jesus into your heart. If you do
that sincerely, then you will never be the same again. Then you too will
enter those pearly gates.
Is that a choice you are ready to make right now?
John 3:16-17 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting
life. (17) For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but
that the world through him might be saved.
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the
gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Rom 3:23 For all have sinned, and come short of the
glory of God;
Rom 10:9-10 That if thou shalt confess with thy
mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised
him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. (10) For with the heart man
believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto
salvation.
All you have to do is say this prayer and sincerely
mean it in your heart.
Dear Lord I know that I am a sinner. I know that nothing I can do can
get me into Heaven. I accept the gift that Jesus did for me on the
cross of Calvary. I believe that You are the Son of God. Lord Jesus come into my heart.
It is that simple. Now if you truly meant it,
then God will begin dealing with things in your life that are not
appropriate for a Christian. Some things change right away, others
maybe later on. The first thing to do is get a Bible and start reading
Matthew in the new testament is a good starting place. The second thing is
you need to find a good, Bible believing Church.
I pray that God's
blessings be upon you my brother or sister in Christ! |