Life is simple. We live and we die.
That’s true for the natural man, but not so for the Christian. Life is a many-layered treat for those who endeavor to follow after Christ. We are born into this life, then we are reborn when we accept him as our Savior; and when this earthly life draws to a close, we are given life once more in the arms of the Father.
Romans 6:23 reminds us that we have a choice in the lives we receive:
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
1 Thessalonians 4:17 describes our transition from this life to the next:
“Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.”
Romans 3:23 dictates that every human must make a conscious choice to follow Jesus:
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.”
1 Corinthians 1:17 says coming to Christ is simple and straightforward:
“For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and not with words of eloquent wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.”
Romans 10:9 gives us the process of salvation:
“Because, if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”
John 14:3 assures us that Christ awaits us in heaven:
“And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.”
John 1:12 lays out the welcome mat, telling us that all who wish to follow after Christ are welcome to become his children:
“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
We are born and we die, but life is so much more than that. We have glorious opportunities open to us to live, then live again, and then to really live once we die. When we accept Christ as our Savior, we are assured an eternal home with him.
This earthly life is only the first step God wants us to take. When we move toward him, he will draw us into his arms for eternity.
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