Eternity? well Ecclesiastes 3:11 continues to say that we can not fathom what God has done from beginning to end. So it begs the question, if I can't understand it, why did God put it in my heart? Well the answer is simple, eternity is not something we can understand or describe, it is something we LIVE. Eternity is not a question that we can answer on pen and paper, when the author of Ecclesiastes wrote this verse, he did not follow to give a detailed answer to what is eternity, but instead he mentioned how we can't understand the works of God from beginning to end, because God is eternal, so don't expect an answer to eternity from me. But I can tell you one thing, we all Live it.
Then comes this question why must I be Saved? Romans 3:23 says, 'for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,' we are all sinners. This is a simple truth that we must all accept.
Then the question becomes, why must sinners be saved? Romans 6:23 reads, 'For the wages of sin is death...' It's as blunt as that, sin begets death. The word wages is used, wages is pretty much the salary one gets at his job, a salary is what you earn, what you deserve, so for being sinners, death is what we deserve! And by death, the author means eternal separation from God, in Hell! But it's not game set and match, we can be saved.
The question then becomes how can I be saved? When Paul and Silus were asked this question by a philippian soldier in Acts 16:30-31, their answer was short and precise, read it for yourself, ' And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.' BELIEVE ON THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND THOU SHALT BE SAVED! How awesome is that! It's simpler than reciting the alphabet.
But it doesn't end there, being saved isn't the end of the story, it's merely the beginning. Remember Romans 6:23, the verse that told us about the wages of sin, I left out the best part of the verse, 'For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.' Imagine yourself drowning in a pool, then a life guard comes and saves you, but after saving you, he gives you a gift. God gives us the gift of eternal life, through Jesus, all we have to do is believe.
But it doesn't end there either, remember Romans 3:23, 'for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,' well I also didn't mention the awesome verse that follows it, notice how Romans 3:23 ends with a comma, this is the end of the sentence. Here is what follows, Romans 3:24, ' and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.' We are justified! What does this mean? Justified is a legal term but break it down just-if-i'd, it means just as if I had. Just as if I had done what? All are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus; just as if you had never sinned, just like Jesus! How cool is that!
Jesus paid your wages, He died on the cross so that we may live. John 3:16-18 says, " 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. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
So what are you waiting for, receive God's gift. "How do I receive God's gift of salvation?" you ask. Scripture is very clear on this. God really wants you to be saved, so He has made the instructions very easy:
Romans 10:9
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
It's that simple, if you are dumb don't worry, use sign language or whatever way you communicate, confess that Jesus is Lord. Speak this simple prayer with me today if you are willing to receive this gift today, “Oh God, I know I am a sinner. I believe Jesus is Lord. I believe Jesus was my substitute when He died on the Cross. I believe His shed blood, death, burial, and resurrection were for me. I now receive Him as my Savior. I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins, the gift of salvation and everlasting life, because of Your merciful grace. Amen.”
If you said this simple prayer with me, God gives you the surety of spending an eternity with him in heaven! Don't be fearful that you will sin again and not go to heaven, righteousness is a gift you have received from God, and it's not a gift if you have to work for it or live in fear of the gift being taken from you. So if you sin, ask for forgiveness and remember that God justified you, and you are just as if you had never sinned!
In conclusion, we can't define eternity but we live it, you either receive the gift of eternal life, Matthew 16:27 'For the Son of Man is going to come in his Father’s glory with his angels, and then he will reward each person according to what he has done.'
Make sure you read the bible everyday, pray, go to a Bible based church and be a living testimony to this gift. Tell every person you can about it and praise God at all times. Check out the following links for more encouragement,
Be blessed.
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