The Gift
God has made a way for us to have hope of a future with Him, for eternity. He gives it freely as a gift to all who are willing accept it. No matter how good things may be for us or how terrible life seems to be, God is there - our Heavenly Father wants a relationship with each of us. Keep reading!
Romans 3:23 says, "For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God." We have all sinned. We have all done things that are displeasing to God. There is no one who is innocent. And there is a penalty for that sin. Romans 6:23 - "For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." The punishment that we have earned for our sins is death. Not just physical death, but eternal death! "but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." Romans 5:8 declares, "But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." Jesus Christ died for us! Jesus' death paid for the price of our sins. Jesus' resurrection proves that God accepted Jesus' death as the payment for our sins. That is the good news.
In Romans 10:9 we read "that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." Because of Jesus' death on our behalf, all we have to do is believe in Him, trusting His death as the payment for our sins - and we will be saved! Romans 10:13 says it again, "for everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Jesus died to pay the penalty for our sins and rescue us from eternal separation from God. Salvation, the forgiveness of sins, is available to anyone who will trust in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Will you trust God today? God has offered us all a gift of eternal life and all we have to do is accept that gift. Here is a simple prayer you can pray to God. Saying this prayer is a way to declare to God that you are relying on Jesus Christ for your salvation. The words themselves will not save you. Only faith in Jesus Christ can provide salvation! "God, I know that I have sinned against you and am deserving of punishment. But Jesus Christ took the punishment that I deserve so that through faith in Him I could be forgiven. With your help, I place my trust in You for salvation. Thank You for Your wonderful grace and forgiveness - the gift of eternal life! Amen!"
I’m sure that many of you stopped reading at paragraph 2 of this page, but there may be some of you that want to know more. Please email me and I will be happy to answer any of your questions. But most of all, if you realize that something has been missing in your life and you have prayed this prayer, would you send me a message and tell me? I want to celebrate with you!
