More than 95 percent of Americans, if given a choice between Jesus and Satan,
would choose to spend eternity with Jesus Christ.
To become a follower of Jesus Christ you must do two things.
You must ask Jesus to be your Savior. You accomplish that by asking him to
forgive you of all your sins. When you ask him to be your Savior and to forgive
you, the request must be from the heart. You cannot just ramble off a few words
and be on your merry way. At the core of every appeal for forgiveness is remorse.
If you have remorse for your sinful state, you will receive God's forgiveness.
After you commit yourself in words to Jesus, you then begin to follow Him with
your actions. You do this by reading His word and implementing His teachings into
your life. If He said, "love your neighbor," then love your neighbor. If He said,
"do not commit adultery," then do not commit adultery. You do this until the day
He comes for you in the rapture or until the day you join him in death.
Let us see why so few people will gain salvation.
Jesus foretold that a small number of people would choose to be saved, "strait is
the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that
find it."(Mat 7:14)
The first reason people do not make it to heaven is because they put off
salvation or neglect it all together. Too many are more worried with the cares of
this life than they are of the one which will last for all eternity.
The second reason is the rejection of Christ's gift of eternal life. People's
pride and unwillingness to face up to their need for a savior holds them back.
Some reject salvation because they do not understand how His death 2000 years ago
could have an effect on them now. Understanding salvation is not what God wants
us to do; accepting that salvation is the response He requires.
The third reason few people make heaven their home is that they trust in a
salvation that is not based on the blood of Jesus Christ. Some think, "If I've
been a good boy or girl all my life, then He'll let me in." If anyone could live
a good enough life to gain favor from God, they would also be able to clean
themselves by rolling in mud.
Nothing is more important than a decision to follow Jesus
You can have your life insurance paid up, your grave plot bought, and your casket
picked out, but if you do not have a relationship with Jesus Christ, you are
totally unprepared.
The cares of this world do not compare with the importance of being prepared for
the world to come. If you missed out on the eternal bliss of heaven and ended up
in hell, the extremeness of your mistake would be impossible to measure.
As the world falls apart all around our ears, we should be more and more into
prayer, observing God's word, and sharing our resources with others. If the
rapture takes place, the only items that will be raptured with you, into glory,
are your works. Your house, car, money, and unsaved friends will all remain
behind.
A final thing you should remember "In such an hour as you think not the son of
man cometh."(Mat 24:44)