Happy Easter!

Wake up!  Resurrection Sunday is almost here!  The God who created you has provided a way for you to spend an eternity in His presence.  He has even prepared a place just for you. "...I go to prepare a place for you.  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also."  (John 14:2)  There is only one way to receive the gift of eternal life and spend eternity in that place that God has prepared for you.  "...I am the way, the truth, and the life.  No one comes to the Father except through Me."  (John 14:6)  That's pretty straightforward.
Here's how it works.
Everyone of us has sinned to the point that we are not worthy to enter into heaven on our own.  No amount of good works, charitable contributions, or loving our neighbor will buy our way in to heaven.  "For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God".  (Romans 3:23)  There is not a soul on earth worthy of entering heaven on their own merit.
"The wages of sin is death."  (Romans6:23)  The price that must be paid for our sinful behavior is death.  Not just physical death, the spiritual death, which is the eternal separation from God.  So how do we establish a right relationship with God?
"...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.  For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation."  (Romans 10:9-10)  We must admit that we have led a sinful life and that we are in need of a savior.  We are required to believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He has, in fact, risen from the dead.  Call on the name of the Lord.
"...that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again."  (2 Corinthians 5:15)  This is NOT a fire insurance policy.  Accepting Christ as your savior requires that you and I turn away from our sinful lifestyle and pursue those things that please God.  A change in our heart should change our life.  Accepting Christ can take place anywhere, any time.
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.  If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him and he with Me."  (Revelation 3:20)  The invitation is open 24/7.  You don't have to be in a church, you don't have to be in front of a minister, you only have to open the door to your heart and invite Christ into your life.  So, the questions are:
1.   Are you a sinner?
2.   Do you want forgiveness for your sins?
3.  Do you believe Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again?
4.  Are you willing to surrender your life to Christ?
5.   Are you ready to invite Jesus into your life and into your heart?





I ask you again...
1.   Are you a sinner?
2.   Do you want forgiveness for your sins?
3.  Do you believe Jesus died on the cross for you and rose again?
4.  Are you willing to surrender your life to Christ?
5.   Are you ready to invite Jesus into your life and into your heart?

Are you sure?