We all have an open invitation to spend eternity in Heaven with Jesus.
Yet, in man's unbelief, we turn him down and choose our own path. Why is it so difficult for a person to believe that GOD sent his one and only son, Jesus, to die for our sins? Is it better to live in our denial of the one who offers us eternal life? It's a choice to openly devote one's self to Jesus because we cannot see him.
This brings Thomas,a.k.a."Doubting Thomas"to mind.(See John 20:24-29)Thomas doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead. It was only when Thomas saw Jesus with his own eyes and touched him with his own hands that he believed. Jesus says in verse 29 of John 20,"Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." One could read this and chalk it up to another fairy tale told. I choose to believe that Jesus died on the cross for mine and your sins-past, present and future. All we have to do is confess our sins, believe in Jesus and turn away from our sinful nature,living a life modeled after Jesus himself.
What separates us from spending eternal life in Heaven or Hell is a simple choice. Man's sin nature gets in the way and makes this an impossible choice. For me the choice is simple. I choose to follow Jesus Christ. I pray that one day, if you do not know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, that you will come to know him as well.
Yet, in man's unbelief, we turn him down and choose our own path. Why is it so difficult for a person to believe that GOD sent his one and only son, Jesus, to die for our sins? Is it better to live in our denial of the one who offers us eternal life? It's a choice to openly devote one's self to Jesus because we cannot see him.
This brings Thomas,a.k.a."Doubting Thomas"to mind.(See John 20:24-29)Thomas doubted that Jesus had risen from the dead. It was only when Thomas saw Jesus with his own eyes and touched him with his own hands that he believed. Jesus says in verse 29 of John 20,"Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." One could read this and chalk it up to another fairy tale told. I choose to believe that Jesus died on the cross for mine and your sins-past, present and future. All we have to do is confess our sins, believe in Jesus and turn away from our sinful nature,living a life modeled after Jesus himself.
What separates us from spending eternal life in Heaven or Hell is a simple choice. Man's sin nature gets in the way and makes this an impossible choice. For me the choice is simple. I choose to follow Jesus Christ. I pray that one day, if you do not know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, that you will come to know him as well.
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