FRESH START WITH GOD
Did you know that you were created to have a personal relationship with God? Most people today are searching for true meaning and purpose in life. It seems everywhere we turn there is no peace. You may be searching for that life and peace through different avenues such as relationships, doing good deeds, materialism, sex, drugs, or just having fun. At the end of the day, when you place your head on your pillow, is your heart full of peace? Does your life have a sense of real purpose?
Second, you must realize that you are a sinner. Man chose to sin
against God rather than serve Him. The Bible tells us in Romans
3:23, “For all have sinned and have fallen short of the glory
of God.” What is sin? Sin is doing anything that displeases
God. We sin by doing what God has commanded us not to do or by not
doing what God has told us to do. Our sin separates us from God.
In Isaiah 59:2 we are told, “your sins have separated you
from your God and your sins have hidden His face from you so that
He will not hear you.” Because of sin, man deserves to die.
Romans 3:23 tells us that, “the wages (what we have earned)
of sin is death.” When we choose to disobey God, the result
is death, not just physical death, but also spiritual death. Spiritual
death is eternal separation from God. That is what we deserve because
of our sin. This is very bad news! Sin’s payment is death.
Man is separated from God because of his sin. Then how can we ever
eliminate the barrier of sin and have a relationship with Jesus
Christ?
Third, you must acknowledge that only Jesus Christ can save you. There is nothing that you can do to eliminate the sin barrier on your own. Not good works, not going to church, not being baptized, not being religious, nothing you can do can eliminate the sin barrier. Jesus said, “I am THE way, THE truth, and THE life, NO man comes to God except through Me (John 14:6).” Ephesians 2:8,9 says, “You are saved by grace through faith, not by your own power: it is the gift of God, not of works lest any man could boast.” Jesus Christ, God’s sinless Son, was sent to earth to become man so that he could pay your penalty for your sin. Jesus was born of virgin Mary. He healed the sick, calmed the storms and never sinned, yet at the end of His life he was beaten and crucified on a cross. Why did Jesus die on the cross? It was because of His love for you. Jesus died on the cross to pay for your sins. "God demonstrated His love toward us, in that, while we were still sinners, Christ Died for us”, Romans 5:8. “For God so loved the world, that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him will not perish but will have everlasting life”, John 3:16. Jesus eliminated the sin barrier by dying on the cross. The cross is the only bridge to God. How do you cross this bridge?
Fourth, you must accept Jesus’ payment for your sin and give your life to Him. To have a personal relationship with God, you must confess Jesus as your Lord, repent of your sins, and put your trust in Jesus alone as the only hope of eternal life. Romans 10:13 says, “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved”. Acts 16:31. “If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Although the solution is simple, most people miss it. Just to be sure that you understand let’s review:
Wouldn’t you like to have peace and real life? Wouldn’t you like to know God personally and be assured of Heaven when you die? We beg you to right now to pray and confess your sins to God, give Him your life, confess Jesus as your Lord. He will come into your life and fill that void that you have been trying to fill. You will never regret this decision.
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