“Having a Right Relationship with God”
But because
of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even
when we were dead in transgressions----it is by grace you have been saved.
For it is by
grace you have been saved, through faith---and this is not from yourselves, it
is the gift of God---not by works, so that no one can boast.
Ephesians 2:4, 8, 9
There are
certain things we MUST DO in order to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God. The FIRST and MOST IMPORTANT thing does NOT
require your “GOOD WORKS” but it REQUIRES a REPENTANT and CONTRITE HEART. In Ephesians 2:1 Paul says that we ARE DEAD
in our TRANSGRESSIONS and SINS. The
Lord Jesus also says: “I am the Way and
the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to
the Father except through Me.” Which indicates that you MUST have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP
with Jesus, in order to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God.
You might be
the MOST kind, loving, considerate, individual around, but unless you have come
to Jesus Christ with a TRUE REPENTANT HEART, for the SALVATION of your SOUL,
you are LOST and DO NOT POSSESS a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD. You might be one who PRAYS, READS their
BIBLE daily, and attends church regularly, even teaches a Sunday School Class
or sings in the CHOIR, you may even serve as a DEACON, ELDER, or even be the
PASTOR, if you HAVE NOT SINCERELY REPENTED of your sins, and ACCEPTED in your
HEART, Jesus Christ as your SAVIOR and LORD, ALL these things you are doing,
doesn’t make a difference in the RELATIONSHIP you have with the Almighty
God. 2nd Tim. 3:5 says to
AVOID those having the APPEARANCE of GODLINESS, but DENYING its POWER.
The ONLY WAY
for you to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God is through His SON, Jesus. You cannot have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with
God, the Father or His Son, Jesus on the merits of YOUR WORKS. It is by the GRACE of God that you are SAVED. If you are depending on YOUR GOOD WORKS or
SOMETHING ELSE other than FOLLOWING GOD’S PLAN of SALVATION, you are HEADED for
an ETERNITY in HELL, with ALL its HORRORS.
God does NOT
hear the PRAYERS of an UNREPENTANT SINNER, UNTIL they have PRAYED the PRAYER of
REPENTANCE. “If I regard wickedness in
my HEART, the Lord will not HEAR.” (Ps.
66:18) You MUST COME to Jesus in order
to have a RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with God, and to have an ETERNITY in Heaven, with
ALL its BLESSINGS. To do that you MUST
TURN AWAY FROM your sinful lifestyle, and TURN TO GOD, with a TRUE REPENTANT
HEART. You MUST CONFESS your sins to
Him, and ask Him for His FORGIVENESS.
You MUST BELIEVE, with ALL your HEART, that Jesus died for YOU, and is
ALIVE in HEAVEN, making intercession for you, before God. Then you MUST ACCEPT His gift of SALVATION,
and HAVE A RIGHT RELATIONSHIP with GOD.
Do this NOW, while you still can.
He’s waiting and coming SOON!!!
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