All of us are born into a sin filled world, a sin loving world. Thus, it is our nature to sin! Romans 3:13 testifies against us in saying “For all have sinned and come short of the glory of God.”
But you say, I’m a good person. I don’t commit crimes, nor do I do things that would land me in jail. That should be enough to get me into heaven—-is this your thinking? Ephesians 2:8-9 clarifies “For by grace are ye saved…, and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God…”. You are not in control, you either take the gift or not; it is available to everyone.
Most people attend church somewhere, especially now that churches rock and are not so restrictive in how one presents themselves. Shoot, church music is the same as club music with just a change in lyrics. (Mmmmmh that is a subject for another time.) Certainly, most of us have heard this verse, even if you just attend church and are not a staunch believer of everything in the bible.
Personally, I see different ways to take the gift (be saved). 1) Romans 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. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness (right standing with God; remember sin knocked humanity out of this position); and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” 2) the jailer, (Acts 16:30,31) “…said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they(believers) said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.” 3)Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
In the above verses I do not see where one has to do as we do today, repeat what someone says as prayer to be saved, and be pronounced saved. You can do this on your own, just you and God. So, what keeps you from taking the gift provided today? This gift is health to your life, gives you mental stability as you walk the journey, as well as build strong relationships with those that believe as you do; but most of all you gain the power to become a son of God. What an awesome gift! It wipes your guilty verdict (Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death…”) to being guilt free (” but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”)
Take the gift.
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