Missing Out On Heaven

Have you ever known a really good person, almost perfect, honorable in every discernible way? Oh, I get it: the Bible says there are none who are good - only God (Luke 18:19). In the purest sense of "good" only God is purely good. Yet, we have all known people who seem so very, very good. The manner in which they conduct their lives shouts of their goodness.

One of the saddest things in the world to me is when such a really "good" person fails - by choice - to accept Jesus as Savior and Lord of their lives. And they miss out on the reward of Heaven for all eternity! All of their goodness will not keep them from hell. For even the very best of good people among us is not perfect, and only perfection will enter the Gates of Heaven and escape the flames of hell.

That is why we need Jesus; our eternity depends on Jesus. Make no mistake, we will all live eternally beyond this present life. Yet where we spend eternity is of utmost importance. Will it be Heaven or hell?

If only perfection will enter Heaven, how can we do so if we are not perfect - even the very best of us? There is a rock-solid answer to this question. God, the Father, sent us His Son, Jesus - PERFECTION PERSONIFIED to gift us with His Perfection!

Confessing our sin to Jesus and asking Him to forgive our every sin is where we begin. We thank Him for His death on the Cross. In our confession, we become covered by the Blood of His Perfection, and in the Father's Eyes, we are washed clean of sin. It is a Divine Trade-Off with Sinful Mankind. We have traded our sin for His perfection. In an instant, the portals of Heaven swing open to us for all eternity. The Father sees only the Pure, Unsullied Goodness of His Son, Jesus, when He looks upon us.

This Season of Christ's Birth, if YOU have not met Jesus as both Savior and Lord of your life, why not receive a Christmas present from Him? It is the best and most important Christmas present you will ever receive. It is the Gift of Eternal Life lived for all eternity in the Kingdom of God. So much better than being attached to an iron ball that drags you into hell for all eternity. Please do consider this ever so carefully. YOUR eternity depends on it!

Amen ~