Christ has made it possible for us to cross over to God’s side and experience the full life He wants us to have. But we are not automatically on God’s side. We need to take action; we need to ask God’s forgiveness and ask Jesus Christ into our lives.
The Bible says, “Yet to all who received Him, to those who believed in His name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). We “reach out” to God through prayer and receive the gift of eternal life.
Now let’s add another verse here (Revelation 3:20) that goes right along with John 1:12. This is Jesus Christ talking. (After the verse is read, you would continue.) So the door on which Jesus is knocking is the very center of our lives …. the heart, the core, the innermost part of our lives. He is knocking and would like to come into our lives. So He want us to open the door and invite Him in.
If someone were to knock at the door right now, we could respond in one of three different ways. We could ignore the knock and act like we didn’t hear it, we could go to the door and tell them to go away or lastly, we could open the door and let them in. Those are the choices that we have when Christ knocks on the door of our heart. He will not force His way in, we must decide that we want Jesus Christ to come into our life and become our Savior and Lord.
Believing means trust and commitment – acknowledging our sinfulness, trusting Christ’s forgiveness and letting Him control our life. Eternal, abundant life is a gift for us to receive.
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.†(John 3:16)
“I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes Him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.†(John 5:24)
Is there any reason why you shouldn’t cross over to God’s side and be certain of eternal life?
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