TreeofLife

The Bible says, speaking of Christ: "But to all who believed Him and accepted Him, He gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12).

Have you received Him?

How, you still ask?

Well, let me illustrate by comparing your life to your home. In the last book of the Bible, Jesus said, "Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear Me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends" (Revelations 3:20).

Its up to you to open the door of your life to Christ. Are you willing to invite Jesus to come in and change your life? Are you willing to place all of your trust and confidence in Him rather than in your own works? If so, let me suggest you complete the transaction by praying something like this:

"Dear God, I know I am a sinner and unable to save myself. But I do believe You love me, and that You sent Your Son, Jesus, to die on the cross for my sins. Right here and now, I ask You to forgive my every sin and give me the gift of eternal life. Thank You, dear God, for hearing and answering my prayer, and for giving me eternal life as You promised You would. Amen."

The Bible says, "I write this to you who believe in the Son of God, so that you may know you have eternal life" (1 John 5:13).

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This except taken from the Power of Living, Author Arthur S. DeMoss I1925-1979)

Tree: A woody plant with branches, You can count the circles in its trunk to see how many years it has lived....

Life: Human experiences, or way of life. Many paths can be taken. Each path can branch out in many directions, which path do you take?

How is your life? Are you happy with where your life is headed? Have you thought of where your life's path is taking you, or where you would like it to go? What have you done to make it head in that direction?

God is everywhere, He shows up in many places and shows up in miraculous ways, how can we not believe when He presents Himself in a tree trunk. This picture above is for real, not carved by man, but by God. Just a reminder that He is ever present. He sends his angels to sweep you away from danger, and He is always near you. He is everywhere, and always present.

Have you heard Him knocking at your door? Do you want Him in your Life?

There's probably more uncertainty about the most important matter in the world than about any other.

If you were to ask 100 people about the economy, politics, or pollution, you would get a fairly definite opinion from most.

But if you ask the same 100 people, "Are you going to Heaven when you die?" The vast majority would answer with "I don"t know"..."I'm not sure," or "I have no idea".

Many of these same people would tell you that they believe in Jesus Christ and that they believe in Heaven, Yet they don't know whether or not they are going to Heaven.

Most of us know definitely whether or not we are working and whether or not we are married. Yet we do not know whether or not we have eternal life.

Most travelers know where their destination is. Yet ask them where their final destination will be --where they will be living forever--and very few know!

The uncertainty comes from a misunderstanding of what is involved in attaining eteranl life and going to Heaven. If you were to ask the average person what one must do to have eternal life, his answer would probably include one or more of the following:

Live a good life

Obey the Ten Commandments

Join a church and attend regularly

Love your fellow man

Be baptized and/or confirmed

Follow the teachings and example of Christ

All of these represent something that people do or try to do. They reflect the popular idea that eternal ife in Heaven is a reward to be earned.

But the Bible states clearly that we cannot win or earn our way to Heaven. Eternal life is not a reward for what we have done or tried to do; It is a free gift. "The free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord" (Romans 6:23). "God saved you by His special favor when you believed. And you can't take credit for this; it is a gift from God. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it". (Ephesians 2:8,9).

So long as we think that we must earn our way into the presence of God, we can never be certain that we have done enough to deserve Heaven. Most of us realize that we are not good enough to measure up to God's perfect standards, And for us to say, "I know I'm going to Heaven," sounds like the ultimate in pride and boasting if Heaven is reached through good works.

The Bible, however, teaches that we cannot be good enough, that we cannot work our way to Heaven-- and that we do not need to! We are to realize, instead, that Jesus Christ has opened the way to Heaven for us. No matter how bad we may be, any of us can qualify.

The Bible says, "For no one can ever be made right in God's sight by doing what His law commands. For the more we know Gods law, the clearer it becomes that we aren't obeying it. But now God has shown us a different way of being right in His sight--not by obeying the law but by the way promised in the Scripture long ago. We are made right in Gods sight when we trust in Jesus Christ. to take away our sins. And we can all be saved in this same way. no matter who we are or what we have done" (Romans 3:20-22).

You see, God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to pay for our sins-yours and mine-by His death on the cross, Having completely paid for our sin penalty, He rose from the dead and now offers eternal life to you and to me as a gift.

By simply recognizing our need for a divine Savior, and by accepting Christ's payment for our sins and our salvation, we can have the matter of our eternal destiny immediately resolved.

This is the way-- the only way-- to know for sure that you have eternal life.

Courtesy of ©Michael W. Gasko and Joyce

{Used with permission}

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